Alfred A. Haesler

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Alfred A. Haesler (1986)

Alfred Adolf Häsler (born March 19, 1921 in Wilderswil ; † April 7, 2009 in Zurich ) was a Swiss journalist and writer . He became known in particular for his depiction of Swiss refugee policy under the title Das Boot ist voll , the literary template for the film of the same name by Markus Imhoof .

Life

Häsler grew up as a farmer's son in the Bernese Oberland . During his apprenticeship as a typographer , he wrote his first article (about the Gestapo ) in the newspaper Die Nation in 1939 .

During the Second World War he wrote against National Socialism and helped with refugee care in Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Poland. Towards the end of the war he joined the communist movement and became a member of the Labor Party (PdA) ; In 1956, after the crackdown on the Hungarian uprising , he resigned. In 1948 he married the Polish resistance fighter Zofia Pawliszewska.

From 1958 to 1977 he worked as an editor for Tat , then until 1984 of Weltwoche , and from 1964 to 1985 for the magazine of Ex Libris , and also as a freelancer for Swiss television and radio . Central themes of his engagement as a critic of the times were xenophobia, youth problems and environmental protection.

Awards (selection)

Books

Literary works

  • Thyme. Stories of little people behind the big mountains. Perl, Zurich 1956
  • Kaspar Iten. Novel. F. Reinhardt, Basel 1960
  • Plant a tree. Lived contemporary history. Autobiography. Pendo, Zurich 1996

Non-fiction

  • Jeremias visiting ... Conversations, paths, locations. Fretz & Wasmuth, Zurich 1965
  • Overstrained squad? Conversations. Fretz & Wasmuth, Zurich 1965
  • "The boat is full." Switzerland and the refugees 1933–1945. Fretz & Wasmuth, Zurich 1967; at the same time ex-libris , Zurich; 2nd, rev. 1968 edition
    • Numerous new editions, each revised. Paperback, with an essay by Friedrich Dürrenmatt and a foreword by Roger de Weck : Diogenes, Zurich 1989; 2nd edition 2008, ISBN 3-257-21699-8
    • in French: La Suisse, terre d'asile? La politique de la Confédération envers les réfugiés from 1933 to 1945. Lausanne 1971; again (rev. barrel) as "La barque est pleine. La Suisse, terre d'asile? La politique de la Confédération envers les réfugiés de 1933 à 1945. Translated by Philippe Schwed. Foreword to the new edition: Edith Lazega. Editions M , Zurich 1992
  • School shortage in the affluent state. Twenty-four conversations. Fretz & Wasmuth, Zurich 1967
  • Knee . History of a Circus Dynasty. Benteli, Bern 1968
  • The uprising of the sons. Benteli, Bern 1969
  • Living with hatred. 21 conversations. Rowohlt, Reinbek 1969
  • In the shadow of prosperity. The age problem in Switzerland. Rowohlt, Reinbek 1970
  • Between good and bad. Rowohlt, Reinbek 1971
  • Man without environment? Walter, Olten 1972
  • God without a church? Fourteen conversations. Walter, Olten 1975
  • The story of Karola Siegel (with Ruth Westheimer ). Benteli, Bern 1976
  • The end of the revolt. 1968 and the years after. Benteli, Bern 1976
  • The Wheat King of Tanganyika. The story of the Swiss pioneer August Künzler . Huber, Frauenfeld 1980
  • Somebody has to do it. Life and work of Ernst Göhner . Huber, Frauenfeld 1981
  • Strong for the weak. Fifty-five years of contemporary history: The Swiss Observer . Observer, Glattbrugg 1982
  • Gotthard. When technology created world history. Observer, Glattbrugg 1982
  • Outsiders - insiders. 28 portraits from Switzerland. Huber, Frauenfeld 1983
  • The Migros adventure . 60 years of a young idea. Federation of Migros Cooperatives, Zurich 1985
  • The older brothers. Jews and Christians yesterday and today. Jordan, Zurich 1986
  • The Bernese Oberland. History and stories. Fischer, Münsingen 1986
  • Through-sight. Texts and conversations from 25 years in the magazine «ex libris». Ex libris, Zurich 1987
  • Song of the humpback whales: only in space? Vision and expertise. Pendo, Zurich 1991
  • Adele Duttweiler-Bertschi . A century of life. Edition M, Zurich 1992
  • Contemplation with writers, painters and sculptors. A book of memory. Krebser, Thun 1994
  • Truth does not expire. Orientation in difficult times. Huber, Frauenfeld 1997

As editor

  • Max Geilinger . Life and work. 2 volumes. Fretz & Wasmuth, Zurich 1967
  • Friedrich Traugott Wahlen : Committed to conscience. Fretz & Wasmuth, Zurich 1967
  • Politics as a responsibility. F. Reinhardt, Basel 1974
  • Hans-Peter Tschudi : Social Democracy. Speeches and essays. F. Reinhardt, Basel 1975
  • Emil Zbinden : The graphic work 2. Illustrations for Jeremias Gotthelf . Ed. Xylon, Hauterive 1984
  • Hans Erni : Lively contemporaneity. Works 1979–1987. ABC, Zurich 1987
  • Correspondence (with Friedrich Traugott Wahlen). Huber, Frauenfeld 2003

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Häsler, Alfred A., biography. Diogenes, accessed August 17, 2010 .
  2. ↑ Fischhof Prize. Foundation against Racism and Anti-Semitism (GRA), accessed on August 13, 2010 .
personal data
SURNAME Haesler, Alfred A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Häsler, Alfred Adolf (baptismal name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss journalist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Wilderswil
DATE OF DEATH April 7, 2009
Place of death Zurich