in memoriam christian loidl.

i gave the book "kleinstkompetenzen" (containing an audio cd with loidl reciting his poems accompanied by the blind accordeon player otto lechner) to my father last year. it's a very enigmatic sound experience.

christian loidl also translated peter lamborn wilson's book "scandal: essays in islamic heresy" into german.

loidl died yesterday in vienna at the age of 44.

on saturday 22 december 2001 20h, the best austrian publishing house selene invites to commemoration of christian loidl and his work at café kafka, capistrangasse 8, vienna.

"himmel arsch und dann – rasch nichts

herr jesu christ: laß das inferno dem prater

am himmel ist platz für keinen" – christian loidl, joseph kühn: "schwarzer rotz. gedichte & messerschnitte für h. c. artmann".