Edwin Arnet

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Edwin Arnet (born May 11, 1901 in Zurich ; † November 27, 1962 there ) was a Swiss writer and journalist .

Life

During his lifetime he was a popular author in Switzerland, whose importance is still given, especially in the Zurich area. At the age of 23, Arnet had his first literary success with the novel Emanuel , which was awarded the first prize of the Orell Füssli novel competition . From 1925 Arnet was local editor of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung , from 1941 to 1955 he headed the department.

His novels and stories often describe shy and sensitive people. The inclination to the small, to breastfeed and gentle is characteristic of him.

Arnet also wrote non-fiction books about his Swiss homeland.

Works

stories
  • The lost memory. Narration . Tschudy-Verlag, St. Gallen 1942.
  • Joachim and the Ledischiff. Story (New Swiss Library; Vol. 58). Tschudy-Verlag, Zurich 1942.
  • Little Swiss novella . Tschudy-Verlag, Zurich 1944.
  • The lonely one in the village. 2 stories . Artemis Verlag, Zurich 1951.
  • At the edge of autumn tale . Die Arche publishing house, Zurich 1953.
  • Ömpoät. Novella Alpha-Presse, Zurich 1954.
  • Poems in the diary . Tschudy-Verlag, Zurich 1957.
  • The great cold. Narration . Tschudy-Verlag, Zurich 1961.
Columns
  • Zurich impressions. Journalistic sketches from the years 1920-1960 . 2nd edition NZZ, Zurich 1982, ISBN 3-85823-067-7 .
  • The seagulls of Zurich. Sketch for a film book . Tschudy-Verlag, Zurich 1960.
  • Farewell to poverty. My speech to me . Tschudy-Verlag, Zurich 1950.
Novels
  • Emanuel. Novel . Orell Füssli, Zurich 1926.
  • The shy ones. Novel . Zinnen-Verlag, Leipzig 1935.
  • Elgele. Novel . Artemis-Verlag, Zurich 1948.
  • Farewell to Hesperia. Novel . Desch Verlag, Munich 1956.
Plays
  • The federal competition (publications of the Society for Swiss Theater Culture; Vol. 5). Zurich 1939.
Non-fiction
  • With the children's aid train to Vienna . Vienna 1946.
  • Festival of the People. Official souvenir book for the 600th anniversary of Zurich in June 1951 . Artemis Verlag, Zurich 1951.
  • Zurich. The book of a city . Artemis Verlag, Zurich 1954.

literature

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Remarks

  1. ↑ Contents: The lonely in the village and fear .
  2. ^ Official festival of the Swiss National Exhibition 1939.
  3. ↑ illustrated by Gotthard Schuh.
personal data
SURNAME Arnet, Edwin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss writer and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH May 11, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich
DATE OF DEATH November 27, 1962
Place of death Zurich