Thomas Hürlimann
Swiss playwright and novelist
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Thomas Hürlimann (born 21 December 1950) is a Swiss playwright and novelist.
Biography
Hürlimann was born in Zug, Switzerland.[1] He is a son of the former government and federal councilor (Minister) Hans Hürlimann.[2] 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.[1] His 1989 novel das Gartenhaus was published as The Couple in the United States in 1991.[3] His works have been translated into 21 languages.[4]
Works
Selected works include:[5]
Prosa
- Die Tessinerin (1981), ISBN 978-3-596-03379-9
- Das Gartenhaus (1989), ISBN 3-250-60050-4
- Die Satellitenstadt (1992), ISBN 3-250-10178-8
- Carleton (1996)
- Das Holztheater (1997), ISBN 3-250-60001-6
- Die Lawine (1998)
- Fräulein Stark (2001)
- Himmelsöhi, hilf! Über die Schweiz und andere Nester (2002), ISBN 3-250-30010-1
- Vierzig Rosen (2006), ISBN 978-3-10-031921-0
- Der Sprung in den Papierkorb. Geschichten, Gedanken und Notizen am Rand (2008), ISBN 978-3-250-60125-8
- Dämmerschoppen. Geschichten aus 30 Jahren (2009), ISBN 978-3-250-10801-6
- Nietzsches Regenschirm. (2015), ISBN 978-3-596-03599-1
- Heimkehr (2018), ISBN 978-3-10-031557-1[6]
- Der rote Diamant (2022), ISBN 978-3-104-91359-9
Theater
- Grossvater und Halbbruder (1981)
- Der letzte Gast (1990)
- Der Gesandte (1991)
- De Franzos im Ybrig (1991)
- Güdelmäntig (1993)
- Vierzig Rosen (2006)
- Der Sprung in den Papierkorb (2008)
Awards
- 1981 Aspekte-Literaturpreis for Die Tessinerin[7]
- 1992 Marieluise-Fleisser-Preis[5]
- 1997 Literaturpreis der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung[8]
- 1998 Solothurner Literaturpreis[5]
- 2001 Joseph Breitbach Prize[7]
- 2007 Schillerpreis[5]
- 2008 Caroline-Schlegel-Preis[5]
- 2011 Thomas Mann Prize[1]
- 2014 Alemannischer Literaturpreis[9]
- 2019 Gottfried-Keller-Preis[10]
Honorary doctorates
Memberships
- Member of the Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste[4]
- Member of the Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung[4]
- Member of the Academy of Arts, Berlin[4]
