EU Views: Maja Haderlap
Name: Maja Haderlap
Nationality: Austrian
Occupation(s): Writer
Connection to Europe: Maja Haderlap is a Slovenian-German Austrian writer and translator. She studied German language and literature at the University of Vienna and has a PhD in Theatre Studies. She was awarded the Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis and the Rauriser Literaturpreis for her debut novel Engel des Vergessens (Angel of Oblivion).
Date of interview: October 13, 2016
Enjoy this short conversation with Maja Haderlap and our program assistant Toria Rainey. Maja describes the fluid nature of her relationship to Europe, her understanding of political Europe as a work on progress, and her hope for Europe to assume a more proactive role on the political stage. Translation assistance is provided by Tess Lewis.