Austrian writer and critic Wolfgang Ratz made a similar observation , underlining `` the accurateness of Ebner 's speech '' and `` his love for formal details '' , while pinpointing the sarcastic undertone of the critical stories . Austrian writer and critic Wolfgang Ratz made a similar observation , drawing attention to `` the accurateness of Ebner 's speech '' and `` his affinity with formal details '' , while singling out the sarcastic stridency of the critical stories .