Rüdiger Wischenbart (A), born in 1956, scholar of German and Romance languages and literature. 1979–92, reporter and editor for the Austrian Broadcasting Company (ORF); 1993–95, headed the “Focal Point: Austria” project at the 1995 Frankfurt Book Fair; 1995–97, first chairman of the Department of Cultural Studies at the Danube University in Krems, Austria; until 2001 Director of Communication at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Selected published works: “The Carpathians. The Dark Side of Europe” (Ed., Vienna: Kremayr & Scheriau 1992); “Canetti’s Angst. Enquiries at the Edge of Europe” (Klagenfurt, Salzburg: Wieser 1994). “The Longing for the Big City. Foreigners’ Stories from Vienna” (Vienna: Kremyr & Scheriau 1996).