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)
- 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)
- Fräulein Stark (2001)
- 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
- 2016 University of Basel [11]
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]
References
- ^ a b c "Thomas Hürlimann erhält Thomas-Mann-Preis". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Luzern. dpa. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Thomas Hürlimann". Munzinger Biographie (in German). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Smardz, Zofia (30 June 1991). "IN SHORT: FICTION". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Thomas Hürlimann". S. Fischer Verlage (in German). 17 August 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Thomas Hürlimann". Biografie WHO'S WHO (in German). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Braun, Michael (2 October 2018). "Kater Dada kommt mit". Die Zeit (in German). Hamburg. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b "New German dramatic art - Authors". Hürlimann, Thomas - Goethe-Institut. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ https://www.kas.de/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=36ff4d9a-0c52-3e1f-1398-96f87a75cf84&groupId=252038 [ bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Hürlimann". Akademie der Künste, Berlin (in German). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Thomas Hürlimann und Adolf Muschg erhalten den Gottfried-Keller-Preis". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Zürich. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Thomas Hürlimann ist Ehrendoktor der Universität Basel". bz - Zeitung für die Region Basel (in German). 25 November 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
External links
- Publications by and about Thomas Hürlimann in the catalogue Helveticat of the Swiss National Library
- Thomas Hürlimann: New German dramatic art. Goethe-Instituts Website
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