The Day My Grandfather Was a Hero
- 112 pages
- 4 hours of reading
A beautifully observed novel about how individual acts of bravery can change the course of history.
Paulus Hochgatterer Book order
July 16, 1961
Paulus Hochgatterer lives in Vienna as a writer and child psychotherapist. His work is characterized by a deep insight into the human psyche and sensitive observation. With masterful precision, he explores the complex relationships and inner worlds of his characters. His prose is valued for its literary quality and its ability to evoke strong emotions.
- 2020
- 2013
The Mattress House. A Kovacs and Horn Investigation
- 248 pages
- 9 hours of reading
A gripping psychological thriller that reveals the sinister aspects of provincial society in Austria.
- 2012
It is Christmas in the alpine town of Furth am See and a six-year-old girl is playing a game of Parcheesi with her grandfather. The doorbell rings, and the old man gets up to answer, but never returns. When the young girl finally goes to see what has happened, she finds him lying by the barn, his skull broken; his face a red pulp against the white snow. From that time on, she does not speak a single word. Raffael Horn, the psychiatrist engaged to treat the silent child, is drawn into solving the crime along with Detective Superintendent Ludwig Kovacs. In search for answers to the murder, their parallel researches sweep through Furth, revealing a deeply troubling psychological profile of the tiny snowbound town.
- 2010
"Paulus Hochgatterer's Caretta, Caretta (1999) features a fifteen-year-old juvenile delinquent named Dominik Bach, the product of a dysfunctional family, featuring a narcissistic mother and an abusive stepfather. Alone, forced to reside in a halfway house with other delinquents, he meets Isabella, who also has "family problems." She introduces him to turtles: 'Caretta, Caretta,' the most beautiful animal they have ever seen, becomes the object of their quest.