Peter Marginter (26 October 1934 in Vienna – 10 February 2008 there) was an Austrian author, essayist and translator.
Peter Marginter studied law and political science in Innsbruck and Vienna.
Der Baron und die Fische, 1966Der tote Onkel, 1967, 1981 filmed by Georg LhotskyLeichenschmaus, 1969Der Sammlersammler, 1971Königrufen, 1973Pim, 1973Wolkenreiter und Sohn, 1977Zu den schönen Aussichten, 1978Die drei Botschafter, 1980Wolkenreiter & Sohn, 1982, Drehbuch, filmed by Sepp StrubelDas Rettungslos, 1983, filmed by Georg Madeja and Peter Bongartz, Christine Ostermayer, Wilfried BaasnerDie göttliche RoslDer Kopfstand des Antipoden, 1985Besuch, 1987Die Maschine, 2000Das Röhren der Hirsche, 2001Des Kaisers neue Maus, 2001Honours and awards
1967: Literature Promotion Prize of Theodor Körner Foundation Fund for the Promotion of Science and Art1968: Prize of the city of Vienna for literature1968: Funding contribution of the Vienna Art Fund of the Central Savings Bank in Vienna for literature1970: Anton Wildgans Prize1973: Merit Award of Lower Austria for literature1985: Price of the Inklings Society of Literature and Aesthetics1986: Translators premium of the Federal Ministry of Education and Arts1996: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class
