Markus Bundi

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Markus Bundi
Born (1969-08-07) 7 August 1969 (age 54)
Wettingen, Baden, Aargau, Switzerland
OccupationWriter
Alma materUniversity of Zurich
PeriodContemporary
Genres
Years active2001–present
Website
markusbundi.ch

Markus Bundi (born 7 August 1969 in Wettingen[1]) is a Swiss writer.

Life[edit]

Markus Bundi grew up in Nussbaumen in the municipality of Obersiggenthal near Baden in the canton of Aargau. After graduating from high school, he studied philosophy, new German literature and linguistics at the University of Zurich. During his studies, he worked as a sports editor at the Badener Tagblatt [de] from 1995 to 1996, after which he was culture editor at the Aargauer Zeitung until 2005.[2]

In 2001 and 2002, Markus Bundi served on the program committee of the Solothurner Literaturtage [de].[3] Since 2005, he has taught philosophy and German at the Old Cantonal School Aarau.[4] Bundi became known to a wider audience with his 2011 novella "Emilie's Silence" (German: Emilies Schweigen), in which Emilie T., a nurse accused of killing more than 70 patients, does not speak a word during the entire trial. Instead, her young public defender David Moor speaks, and through his strategy of in dubio pro reo he achieves an acquittal despite being convinced of Emilie's guilt. The story received positive reviews outside Switzerland as well.[5] In January 2021, Bundi's dystopian novel The Last Colony (German: Die letzte Kolonie) was published, in which he tells the story of the last human colony living underground in a state of twilight.[6]

Since 2001, Bundi has worked as an author and as the editor of the edition of Klaus Merz's works at Haymon Verlag [de].[3][7] At Wolfbach Verlag [de], he edited the poetry series "The Row" (German: Die Reihe) since 2010, in which at least four titles were published each year.[8]

Markus Bundi lives in Neuenhof in the canton of Aargau.[9]

Works[edit]

Novels, novellas, short stories[edit]

  • Ausgezogen (Erzählung). Zürich: Edition Epoca. 2006. ISBN 3-905513-39-0.
  • Sehr geehrte und andere (Erzählungen). Eggingen: Edition Isele. 2009. ISBN 978-3-86142-469-7.
  • Gehen am Ort. Eggingen: Edition Isele. 2011. ISBN 978-3-86142-522-9.
  • Dass Raubtiere gezähmt werden (mit einem Linolschnitt von Josef Fürpaß). Lyrik aus der Offizin S., H. 17. Bibliophile Ausgabe, 55 nummerierte und signierte Exemplare. Meran: Offizin S. 2012.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Emilies Schweigen (Novelle). Tübingen: Klöpfer & Meyer Verlag. 2013. ISBN 978-3-86351-053-4.
  • Die Rezeptionistin (Erzählung). Tübingen: Klöpfer & Meyer Verlag. 2014. ISBN 978-3-86351-074-9.
  • Mann ohne Pflichten (Roman). Tübingen: Klöpfer & Meyer Verlag. 2015. ISBN 978-3-86351-404-4.
  • Planglück (Erzählungen). Tübingen: Klöpfer & Meyer Verlag. 2017. ISBN 978-3-86351-453-2.
  • Alte Bande (Kriminalroman). Wien: Septime. 2019. ISBN 978-3-902711-82-3.
  • Der Junge, der den Hauptbahnhof Zürich in die Luft sprengte (Erzählungen). Wien: Septime Verlag. 2020. ISBN 978-3-902711-89-2.
  • Die letzte Kolonie (Roman). Wien: Septime Verlag. 2021. ISBN 978-3-99120-003-1.
  • Wilde Tiere (Roman). Wien: Septime Verlag. 2024. ISBN 978-3-99120-037-6.

Essays[edit]

On Urs Faes [de]

On Christian Haller

On Marlen Haushofer

On Heinrich von Kleist

On Klaus Merz

On Franz Tumler [de]

Collaborative collections

Handbooks[edit]

Poetry[edit]

Theater[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bundi Markus". Bibliomedia Schweiz [de]. 2016. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Markus Bundi — 4 Bücher". Perlentaucher. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Aargau Solothurn — Markus Bundi: "Wir werden durch Sprache manipuliert"". SRF. May 10, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Markus Bindi". Alte Kantonsschule Aarau. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Emilies Schweigen 2013.
  6. ^ "Markus Bundi | Die letzte Kolonie". Septime. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Markus Bundi". Viceversa Literatur [de]. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "Die Reihe". Wolfbach Verlag Zürich. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "Markus Bundi". AN|SICH|TEN – SRF Schweizer Literatur. 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

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