Organizers of the Petition Against Mass Surveillance: Josef Haslinger

*Born in 1955 in Austria, Josef Haslinger is a professor of literary aesthetics in Leipzig. He is a novelist, a writer of nonfiction and the current president of the PEN International German center.

http://www.pen-international.org/centres/german-centre/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Haslinger

http://www.ariadnebooks.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=9781572411760

Josef Haslinger – Tsunami. A Report from Phi Phi Island

“Josef Haslinger, whose literary works have been awarded over thirteen prizes, has written a vivid account of his family’s Christmas vacation in 2004 at a beach resort on Thailand’s spectacular Phi Phi Island. On December 26th an earthquake off Sumatra caused the tsunami that nearly killed them all — along with over 200,000 others in the region, including half of the guests and staff at their resort. Haslinger’s report bears personal witness to that horrific day and its aftermath. Gruesome details and touching acts of kindness are chronicled with meticulous care. A year after the catastrophe, the author and his wife returned to the island to check facts and compare survivors’ tales. The result is a deeply moving chronicle of suffering and survival.”

*A short story by Josef Haslinger:

http://quarterlyconversation.com/from-fiona-and-ferdinand-by-josef-haslinger