Bernhard von Arx
Bernhard von Arx (born March 15, 1924 in Zurich ; † September 27, 2012 in Richterswil ) was a Swiss writer .
Life
Bernhard von Arx studied law , German , history and didactics at the University of Zurich . After graduating as Dr. phil. Bernhard von Arx worked as a high school teacher in Zurich. For many years he was a lecturer at the Volkshochschule Zürich and a permanent lecturer for German didactics at the University of Zürich. Bernhard von Arx became known with various radio and TV productions in the 1960s, including for Swiss television .
From 1980 he had devoted himself increasingly to the historical novel and the writing of radio plays and screenplays. Bernhard von Arx was the father of three children and lived in Richterswil.
Works
Books
- Novellistic existence. Scope of a genre in Goethe's time . Atlantis, Zurich 1953
- The Karl Stauffer case . Chronicle of a scandal . Hallwag, Bern 1969
- Stranger in your own house . Novel. Steinhausen, Munich 1980
- Karl Stauffer and Lydia Welti-Escher . Chronicle of a scandal . Zytglogge, Gümligen 1992
- Marie Barmettler or Der Sinn . Historical novel. Weltwoche-ABC, Zurich 1997
- The sunken villages. Ferdinand Keller and the invention of the pile dwelling . Unionsverlag, Zurich 2004
- Confrontation. The truth about the Bourbaki legend. Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung, NZZ Libro, Zurich 2010, ISBN 3-03823-618-7
Plays
- Night and Morning , Zurich 1978
- Poor Konrad , Zurich 2000
Movie
- The case of Karl Stauffer-Bern , documentary film about the work and fate of Karl Stauffer-Bern in double direction with Gaudenz Meili , 1968
Awards
- 1968: Cross of Merit of the Polish government-in-exile in London
- 1970: Prize from the STEO Foundation Zurich
- 1981: Prize from the Swiss Schiller Foundation
Web links
- Publications by and about Bernhard von Arx in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
- Literature by and about Bernhard von Arx in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry about Bernhard von Arx in the lexicon of the Association of Authors of Switzerland
Individual evidence
- ↑ Beatrice Eichmann-Leutenegger: History in Stories . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung from October 5, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arx, Bernhard von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 2012 |
| Place of death | Richterswil |