Christoph Simon

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Christoph Simon (born August 6, 1972 in Langnau im Emmental ) is a Swiss writer , slam poet and cabaret artist .

Life

Christoph Simon attended grammar school in Thun and the Swiss Jazz School in Bern . He then toured Israel , Jordan , Egypt , Poland , South America , London and New York . In 2001 Simon published his first novel Franz or Why Antilopes Walk Side by Side . The second novel followed in 2003, Luna Llena , whose staff meet regularly in the gelateria of the same name. In 2005 he wrote the story of the main character of his first novel with Planet Obrist . With an excerpt from it, he was invited to the Days of German-Language Literature 2005 , a “visit to the literary business” (Simon), in Klagenfurt . In 2010 he was awarded the canton of Bern's literary prize for his fourth novel, "Walker Zbinden". In 2011, the hodgepodge "Much good for a small price" was published, which Simon also showed from his previously unknown side as a draftsman and cartoonist. He publishes videos on the character "Babypunk" on YouTube. In 2016, Simon received the ProLitteris award, endowed with CHF 10,000 .

Simon is two-time Swiss champion in the poetry slam (2014 and 2015), winner of the 3rd Olten cabaret casting (2014) of the Olten cabaret days and winner of the cabaret award "Die Sprungfeder" of the Olten cabaret days (2015). He is currently on the road in Switzerland and Germany with the cabaret programs "Wahre Freunde", "Glück ist" and "Second Chance".

Simon also writes articles for anthologies and literary magazines. Together with Urs Mannhart and Lorenz Langenegger , he is a member of the group of authors, Die Autören . With Renato Kaiser and Sam Hofacher, he is in charge of the reading stage "Rauschdichten". He lives in Bern.

Awards

  • 2006: Book Prize of the Canton of Bern
  • 2008: Prix Trouvaille
  • 2010: Literature Prize of the Canton of Bern
  • 2012: Winner of the "The New Rousseau" competition
  • 2014: Swiss champion in the poetry slam
  • 2014: Winner cabaret casting in Olten
  • 2015: Swiss champion in the poetry slam
  • 2015: Winner “Sprungfeder” of the Olten Cabaret Days
  • 2016: ProLitteris Award 2016
  • 2018: Salzburg bull

Planet Colonel

Planet Obrist , referred to by Christoph Simon as a " picaresque novel ", was published in 2005. The main character is Franz Obrist with MC the Badger (MC = Master of Ceremonies ), who are planning to go to Mongolia together. From Bern they walk and hitchhike via Austria to Ljubljana , where Obrist finally opens a shop for “unusual orders”. After some love affairs and a conceived child, Obrist takes the train back to Bern. MC der Dachs has the function of asking Colonel philosophical questions or making him think about himself. Nevertheless, he is Obrist's pet who can do stupid things and disappears without a trace for a short time towards the end of the book.

In 2006 he was awarded the canton of Bern's literary prize for the novel.

Works

Novels

Children's book

Poems

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ SRF: Shy Bernese wins Olten cabaret casting . Article from May 14, 2014, accessed on December 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ The winner . Retrieved March 29, 2020
  3. ↑ Christoph Simon . Retrieved March 29, 2020
  4. ↑ Young cabaret artist Christoph Simon showed his talent in Olten . Article dated May 20, 2014, accessed March 29, 2020
  5. ↑ Christoph Simon . Retrieved March 29, 2020
  6. ↑ Christoph Simon . Retrieved March 29, 2020
  7. ↑ ProLitteris Prize / ProLitteris Promotion Prize . Retrieved March 29, 2020
  8. ↑ Science Busters receive Salzburg Bull 2018 . Article dated October 11, 2017, accessed October 11, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Simon, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 6, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Langnau im Emmental , Switzerland