Maudlin, malicious, melancholic, clever—
everythingwe love so much about the Viennese…
Magnificent. My favorite piece is
the wicked “Little Man”!
Elke Heidenreich
„The black Viennese school of mourning,
of melancholy, of musicality, of lurking
and sometimes clamorous
meanness seems to have found its new house poet."
DIE ZEIT
„The images sear themselves into your mind, the stories dig their claws in.
A ‘Des Ano’ concert is one you attend at your own risk.
Max Gruber, lyricist, performer, and master of ceremonies
has mastered the art of witchcraft.“
Mirjam Jessa, ORF Heimspiel
„What Max Gruber presents in his texts as though he’d merely scribbled
and spewed them out is actually the result of top‑tier
feats of linguistic acrobatics."
european cultural news
„The writer, filmmaker, and dazzling performer
Max Gruber… his Viennese artistry is witty and eloquent,
yet not without poetry.“
Der Standard
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