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The rural world and literature don’t touch each other that often. Things are different on a hill in Eberstalzell, Upper Austria. This is where Reinhard Kaiser-Mühlecker’s farm is located: at the end of an access road, surrounded by fields. In addition to grains such as oats, some of the most acclaimed books of recent years thrive on the 16 hectares that he is the fourth generation to farm. It’s a good combination for the 41-year-old: because both jobs are about growth, you can do a lot yourself and because he gets back pain when he sits at his desk for too long. Others find the connection just as fruitful. For Burning fields (at S. Fischer) he received the Austrian Book Prize on Monday.
