Valerie Fritsch
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Valerie Fritsch

Valerie Fritsch was born in 1989 and grew up in Austria. She studied at the Academy of Applied Photography and has worked as a photo artist since, while also being an award-winning author. She divides her time between Graz and Vienna.

Valerie Fritsch was born in 1989 and grew up in Austria. She studied at the Academy of Applied Photography and has worked as a photo artist since, while also being an award-winning author. She divides her time between Graz and Vienna.

Awards (selection)
Shortlisted for the Austrian Book Prize 2024
Prix du Livre Autrichien FRANCE 2025
Shortlisted for the Austrian Book Prize 2024
Prix du Livre Autrichien FRANCE 2025

PUBLICATIONS

Lemon
Year of Publication: 2024
Valerie FritschYear of Publication: 2024
Little August Drach lives in a house on the edge of the village. His home is a mixture of heaven and hell. His father, disappointed in himself and in life more generally, takes out his frustration on...
Rights sold to:

Spanish world rights (De Conatus), France (Plon), Sweden (Faethon), Greece (Vakxikon)

Film rights optioned

Heart Valves by Johnson & Johnson
Year of Publication: 2020
Valerie FritschYear of Publication: 2020

Due to a genetic defect, Alma and Friedrich’s baby is unable to feel pain. In constant worry about their son Emil, it’s mainly Alma who incessantly checks that his body is unharmed. Every night...

Rights sold to:

France (Robert Laffont / Bouquins), Sweden (Faethon)

Winter's Garden
Year of Publication: 2015
Valerie FritschYear of Publication: 2015
Winter’s Garden is the second novel from young photographer Valerie Fritsch. The story is divided into three parts, the characters have been reduced to a minimum, the voice is...
Rights sold to:

Spanish world rights (Alianza), France (Phébus), Netherlands (De Bezige Bij), Estonia (Eesti Raamat)


DISCOVER

News
Fritsch was honoured for her novel Lemon, and will be invited on a reading tour of France in early 2026.
Optioned
Valerie Fritsch’s novel Lemon, published in March 2024 by Suhrkamp, has just been optioned for a feature film adaptation.
News
18.01.2022
»Die Dame mit dem Zuckerfuß« by Valerie Fritsch and »Der unsichtbare Hafen« by Deniz Utlu are among this year's nominees.