Arnold Stadler
Born	(1954-04-09) 9 April 1954 (age 69) Meßkirch, West Germany
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	German
Period	1986–present
Notable works	Ein hinreissender Schrotthändler

Arnold Stadler (born 1954) is a German writer, essayist and translator.

Life

He was born on 9 April 1954 in Meßkirch in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Stadler grew up on a farm in Rast, a small village adjoining Sauldorf, a neighboring village of his birthplace Meßkirch. Stadler studied catholic theology in Munich and Rome, German philology at Freiburg im Breisgau and Köln, ending with a doctoral degree (Dr. phil.). The first serious and prominent recommendation regarding his works came 1994 of Martin Walser (Der Spiegel No. 31 from 1 August 1994). The partial autobiographically affected works play frequently in his region of origin (Heimat), the landscape between the Danube and the Lake of Constance. The change of this rurally shaped area and its homelessness (Heimatlosigkeit) are recurring topics in his literary works.

Literature awards and distinctions

Stadler is member of the foundation board for the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade.^{[citation needed]}

Works

Literature

• Irene Armbruster: Büchner-Preisträger Arnold Stadler in New York. Kein Landei; in: "Aufbau" No. 8, New York, April 20, 2000; p. 7.
• Martin Walser: Über das Verbergen der Verzweiflung; in: "DER SPIEGEL" Nr. 29/1999, Hamburg, 19. Juli 1999; S. 161–162.
• Stuart Taberner: Contemporary German Fiction: Writing in the Berlin Republic. Cambridge University Press, 2007, ISBN 0-521-86078-4
• Gregory Alexander Knott: Arnold Stadler and the metaphysics of Heimat. Thesis (Ph. D.), Washington University, 2007. [1]