Robert Seethaler (born 1966) is an Austrian novelist, and actor.
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Awards and honours
2005: Tankred-Dorst-Drehbuchpreis of the Drehbuchwerkstatt München for Heartbreakin’
2007: Debütpreis des Buddenbrookhauses for Die Biene und der Kurt
2008: Alfred-Döblin-Stipendium / Academy of Arts, Berlin
2008: Kulturpreis des Landes Niederösterreich
2008: My Mother, My Bride and I (German: Die zweite Frau) at the Toronto International Film Festival
2009: Spreewald Literature Grant
2009: Grimme-Preis for Die zweite Frau (Best Film)
2009: Nominated for the European Media Prize for Integration
2011: State grant by the Austrian federal government
2011: Grant of the Heinrich Heine House of the city of Lüneburg
2015: Grimmelshausen Prize for Ein ganzes Leben
2016: Shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize for A Whole Life
2016: Buchpreis der Wiener Wirtschaft (book prize of the Austrian Economic Chamber)
2017: Anton Wildgans Prize
2017: Shortlisted for Dublin Literary Award for A Whole Life
2018: Rheingau Literatur Preis for Das Feld
Novels translated into English
A Whole Life. Translated by Collins, Charlotte. London: Pan Macmillan. 2015. ISBN 978-1-4472-8390-4. OCLC 931536311. – shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker International Prize, and the 2017 Dublin Literary Award
The Tobacconist. Translated by Collins, Charlotte. London: Pan Macmillan. 2016. ISBN 978-1-5098-0658-4. OCLC 960964327.
The Field. Translated by Collins, Charlotte. London, UK: Picador. 2021. ISBN 978-1-5290-0806-7. OCLC 1241252068.
The Cafe with No Name. Translated by Derbyshire, Katy. New York: Europa Editions. 2025. ISBN 979-8-88966-064-4. OCLC 1439564840.
The Last Movement. Translated by Collins, Charlotte. New York: Europa Editions. 2026. ISBN 979-8-88966-180-1.
