Anna Mitgutsch

[1] She was born in Linz and studied German and English literature at the University of Salzburg.

Originally a Roman Catholic, Mitgutsch converted to Judaism and worked on a kibbutz in Israel.

Next, She taught for a year in Seoul, South Korea[1] and then at colleges and universities in the United States from 1979 until 1985, when Mitgutsch returned to Austria.

[3] Her first novel was Three Daughters (Die Züchtigung) (1985), followed by The Other Face (Das andere Gesicht) in 1986.

Her novels deal with individuals facing difficulties in becoming part of a society that is indifferent or antagonistic to them.