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Thomas Hürlimann (born 21 December 1950) is a Swiss playwright and novelist.

Biography

Hürlimann was born in Zug, Switzerland. He is a son of the former government and federal councilor (Minister) Hans Hürlimann. He studied philosophy in Zürich and Berlin, worked as an assistant director and dramaturge at the Berlin Schiller Theater and was a guest lecturer at the German Institute for Literature in Leipzig. His 1989 novel das Gartenhaus was published as The Couple in the United States in 1991. His works have been translated into 21 languages.

Works

Selected works include:

Prosa

Theater

  • Grossvater und Halbbruder (1981)
  • Der letzte Gast (1990)
  • Der Gesandte (1991)
  • De Franzos im Ybrig (1991)
  • Güdelmäntig (1993)
  • Fräulein Stark (2001)
  • Vierzig Rosen (2006)
  • Der Sprung in den Papierkorb (2008)

Awards

Honorary doctorates

Memberships

References

  1. ^ "Thomas Hürlimann erhält Thomas-Mann-Preis". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Luzern. dpa. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. "Thomas Hürlimann". Munzinger Biographie (in German). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. Smardz, Zofia (30 June 1991). "IN SHORT: FICTION". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Thomas Hürlimann". S. Fischer Verlage (in German). 17 August 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Thomas Hürlimann". Biografie WHO'S WHO (in German). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  6. Braun, Michael (2 October 2018). "Kater Dada kommt mit". Die Zeit (in German). Hamburg. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  7. ^ "New German dramatic art - Authors". Hürlimann, Thomas - Goethe-Institut. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  8. https://www.kas.de/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=36ff4d9a-0c52-3e1f-1398-96f87a75cf84&groupId=252038
  9. "Hürlimann". Akademie der Künste, Berlin (in German). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  10. "Thomas Hürlimann und Adolf Muschg erhalten den Gottfried-Keller-Preis". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Zürich. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  11. "Thomas Hürlimann ist Ehrendoktor der Universität Basel". bz - Zeitung für die Region Basel (in German). 25 November 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

External links

List of Gottfried-Keller-Preis winners
List of Solothurner Literaturpreis winners


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