Romanian CommunityLiam Hoare
A freelance writer on politics and literature based in Vienna. He is the Europe editor for Moment and a frequent contributor to Slate, The Forward and Tablet.
Books
Martin Rady’s “The Habsburgs” Recounts The Family’s Rise and Fall
Martyn Rady’s new history of the Habsburgs argues that their empire was undone by the very things that once made it mighty.
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Culture
Letters from the Anschluss in Elisabeth Åsbrink’s New Book
A history and a memoir, the Swedish journalist's And in the Vienna Woods the Trees Remain is the story of a family, reconciling the past, and the power of friendship over politics.
Diplomacy
Family Unification & Custody Cases Are Slower & Harder
Bringing relatives back together accounts for a third of all migration into the European Union. In Austria, the process is becoming ever more restrictive.
Winter 2019
Book Review | The Painted Face
Love and Desire, War and Human Suffering in Ingeborg Bachmann’s Malina.
Books
Reconsidering Thomas Bernhard
On the 30th anniversary of his death, the Austrian author’s acerbic wit still cuts through the pomposities and pettiness of a society hiding from itself.
Books
Who Owns Kafka’s Legacy?
The struggle over a rich literary inheritance opens questions of identity regarding the seminal writer, a Czech who was also Jewish but wrote in Germa...
Online
FPÖ’s Vilimsky tells ORF’s Armin Wolf: ‘This is the last straw!’
Colleagues and opposition politicians defended ORF star journalist and anchor Armin Wolf after a contentious interview with Freedom Party general secr...
Culture
Vienna’s New Wave of Political Theater
The return of the Thursday demonstrations to Vienna’s streets last October heralded a reawakening of Austrian protest culture. Between climate change ...
Books
The Ironies of History
In Éric Vuillard’s award-winning historical novel The Order of the Day, an absurd and tragic encounter seals Austria’s fate.The hour grows late ...
Online
“You’re a Young Guy” | Kurz Meets Trump
Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz described his meeting with United States president Donald Trump Wednesday as “very disputatious” in an interview wi...
Books
Culture Books | November
Anna Seghers’ Morality Play
Available in English for the first time, The Seventh Cross addresses the damage and deep divisions of ordinary life under...
Explore Vienna
Turnhalle Café | Hidden Cornucopia
In a crowded brunch landscape, Turnhalle im brick5 offers exceptional organic fare in a relaxed environment.When the doors to Turnhalle im brick...
Books
Saving the White Stallions
How the US Army helped preserve the famed Lipizzaners in the final days of WWII.Weeks from the end of the Second World War, a rogue unit of the Am...
Books
After Europe | Ivan Krastev’s Doomsday Prognosis for the EU
In After Europe, Ivan Krastev argues that the refugee crisis is Europe’s gravest threatEurope is in crisis and Ivan Kras...
Books
Edith Sheffer’s ‘Asperger’s Children’ Reveals ‘The Origins of Autism i...
Edith Sheffer updates the record on the famed Austrian physician to chilling effectAs a pioneer of autistic psychopathy, Hans Asperger has a ben...
Restaurants
Florentin 1090 is the Newest Addition to Vienna’s Israeli Restaurants
Florentin 1090 joins the growing number of Israeli restaurants, but remains behind the competition.Between Ottolenghi in London, Miznon in Par...
Books
Michael Köhlmeier’s Yiza Looks at the Refugee Crisis from a Child’s Perspective
In Yiza the Austrian author Michael Köhlmeier looks at the refugee crisis from a child’s perspective.Michael Köhlmeier’s startling new novella...
Special Report
Special Report | Can Austria Help Bring the Balkans Into the EU?
Can Austria help bring Southeastern Europe into the EU’s fold? After all, as State Chancellor Klemens von Metternich knew, “the Balkans begin at Rennw...
Books
Books | Mayerling Revisited: Rebuilding the Story of Crown Prince Rudolf’s Murder-Suicide with...
Debunking myths of the murder-suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf and his loverYou know the story – or, you think you know it. With the scene...
Books
Books | Discover Arthur Schnitzler’s Forgotten Novella: Late Fame
Arthur Schnitzler’s forgotten novella is released in English, in a stylish translation by Alexander StarrittArthur Schni...
Recipes
Britwurst Brings British Breakfast Sausages to Vienna
An expat has made a tidy business out of delivering tasty traditional British breakfast sausages to hungry VienneseRicha...
International
Amid Raids and Arrests, Catalonia Wants to Break Free from Spain
The October independence referendum is rattling Spain and inspiring secessionist movements across Europe. For better and worse, it’s all about the EU
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Opinion
Opinion | The Troubled State of the Austrian Left
With the Greens absorbed in internecine warfare, the prospects for a progressive left agenda look increasingly dimWith just a month until the pa...
