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Karl Giesriegl, born in Innsbruck, Austria, lives in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Raised in a family of printers and publishers, he trained as a typographer before going on to study at the Historical Institute of the University of Vienna. In 2002 he received a PhD in history and philosophy. Since then, he has worked as a historian, a book author, and as director of Mezrab, the biggest storytelling theatre in Europe.
Karl is a fiction and narrative non-fiction author whose work explores death, memory, the unspoken, and other taboo subjects. Combining meticulous research with a reflective, essayistic style, his writing brings difficult and often hidden realities into language, examining the limits of representation and the broader philosophical and cultural questions that emerge where words begin to fail.
He is currently working on a non-fiction book project examining causes of death as a way to reflect on human understanding of mortality.
Writing with Karl
Karl provides one-on-one coaching to new and published authors.
He offers writing weekend courses in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Karl Giesriegl, born in Innsbruck, Austria, lives in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Raised in a family of printers and publishers, he trained as a typographer before going on to study at the Historical Institute of the University of Vienna. In 2002 he received a PhD in history and philosophy. Since then, he has worked as a historian, a book author, and as director of Mezrab, the biggest storytelling theatre in Europe.
Karl is a fiction and narrative non-fiction author whose work explores death, memory, the unspoken, and other taboo subjects. Combining meticulous research with a reflective, essayistic style, his writing brings difficult and often hidden realities into language, examining the limits of representation and the broader philosophical and cultural questions that emerge where words begin to fail.
He is currently working on a non-fiction book project examining causes of death as a way to reflect on human understanding of mortality.
Writing with Karl
Karl provides one-on-one coaching to new and published authors.
He offers writing weekend courses in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Publications
- Home. The Mezrab Book (editor), Mezrab, 2025
- Coffeeshop Guide Amsterdam (3 editions, 2014-2018)
- Severin, novel (2014)
- Druckwerke und Werbemittel herstellen (2007, 4 editions)
- Academic publications (1995–2005)
photographing
grass :: I went to an island in the north of the netherlands and made photos of grass.
fallen bikes :: they are falling like angels.
underwatershapes :: a world of unfamiliar shapes and unexpected colours.
farmers from china’s interior visit the sea for the first time. they pose, take selfies, and capture the moment.
underlandscape :: the raw geometry and quiet strangeness of the world below.
Sunken boats drift silently through Amsterdam’s canals.
travels
typographing
Logo | Visual Identity | typography | website (s)
Amsterdam Storytelling Festival
Logo | Visual Identity |
typography | website
Logo | Visual Identity |
typography | website
Logo | Visual Identity |
typography | website
websites
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