Author and disability activist Erwin Riess died – literature

Vienna/St. Pölten – According to information from the author Richard Schuberth, the Austrian author Erwin Riess died on Saturday night. Riess has become just as well known with his plays, but above all with his thrillers regarding the detective Groll, who is sitting in a wheelchair, as with his commitment to the rights of the disabled and inclusion. The interest group authors dedicated an obituary to him on Sunday evening.