"Originally published in German as Am Schreibtisch: Alpensagen, Reisebilder, Racheakte by Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbeck bei Hamburg, 1988"--Title page verso.

Werner Kofler (1947-2011) was born in Kärnten, Austria, and died in Vienna. He studied education before beginning his writing career, primarily focused upon novels and plays. He was awarded the Arno-Schmidt-Preis in 1996, as well as the Buchpreis in 2004, among other honors.