Helena Haselsteiner wrote her first novel when she was nine. Now the Salzburg high school graduate has been awarded the Stefan-Zweig-Prize.
What does the Europe of the future look like? “A continent from which diversity only blooms,” writes Helena Haselsteiner. And further: “the sum of all people, all cultures, all cities, mountains and lakes”. The 18-year-old took part in the Stefan-Zweig-Prize and, in the form of an essay, dealt with the author’s visionary thoughts on the subject of Europe. Her clever text was awarded by an appropriate authority: The Stefan-Zweig-Zentrum awards Helena Haselsteiner the second prize, which will be awarded next Wednesday at the Edmundsburg.
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