The Many-Facetted Portrait of the “Venice of the North”. The attraction of the secret Russian capital are world-famous monuments such as the “Hermitage” and “Catharine’s Palace” with its Amber Room. What do we find else off the splendid boulevards? Katharina Tiwald plunges beneath the surface and draws a vivid portrait of the city and its people, its colours and shades. On her excursions, she meets interesting personalities: A ballerina tells her about the Russian humor, a specialist in forensic medicine about Rasputin’s death. The reports of a human rights activist about mass graves from Communist times and of a historian about life and death during the Blockade by the German Armed Forces are evidence that the past is not forgotten – unconventional perspectives on the Russian metropolis of today.
- On Katharina Tiwald’s stories: “Unconventional style, obvious talent and
great love for dealing with language.” RadioBurgenland - “Has fun on playing with words, playfully discovering opportunities that haven’t been discovered so far.”Susanne Jaeger, ORF
- The special atmosphere of the Czars’ city, caught in the brilliant style of a literary talent
Katharina Tiwald, born in Wiener Neustadt in 1979, studied linguistics and Slavic languages in Vienna, St. Petersburg and Glasgow. She received the “Jugendkultur” award of Burgenland for her literary texts and stage plays. Her stories were published by edition lex liszt 12 (“Schnitte, Portraits, Fremde”). The authoress lives in Vienna.