Janko Ferk

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Janko Ferk, MA, PhD, born 1958, is an Austrian judge (High Court of Klagenfurt), author and translator. Assistant Professor (Philosophy of Law) on the Institute of Philosophy of Klagenfurt University, Carinthia, Austria.

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[edit] Overview

He published more than fifteen books. He also writes legal debates.

[edit] Awards

Ferk has won numerous literary awards, including the Liechtenstein P.E.N. Centre Literary Award (2002), at last the Translation Award of the Austrian Bundeskanzleramt (2005).

[edit] English publications

  • Buried in the Sands of Time. Poetry. Translated by Herbert Kuhner. Riverside: Ariadne Press, 1989.
  • The Condemned Judge. Novel. Translated by Lowell A. Bangerter. Riverside: Ariadne Press, 1993.

[edit] The Condemned Judge

The author, a very famous Austrian writer, employs jarring and coarsely naturalistic language to characterize individuals, describe scenes, and present sequences of events that form the components of his judicial system, his plea for a more caring and tolerant society, and his "execution" of those who arbitrarily pass judgement. The result is a disquenting novel that compels the reader to reasses the sorrounding world and his or her position in it.

[edit] Buried in the Sands of Time

The poems of Janko Ferk deal less with ethnic problems than with descriptions of the human condition in general, particularly human mortality an spiritual possibilities. In well-crafted, deeply-felt verses that are haunting and poignant, he explores in personal terms the transience of human beings.

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[edit] Countries of magazine publications

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