Ernst Balzli
Ernst Balzli (born April 10, 1902 in Bolligen ; † January 3, 1959 ibid) was a Swiss writer and radio producer who wrote books for young people in standard German as well as stories, poems and plays in the Bernese dialect.
Life
Balzli was originally a teacher and then worked from 1946 to 1954 at Radio Bern , where he primarily for his popular dialect radio plays based on works of Jeremias Gotthelf made a name. After scathing criticism from Walter Muschg (1898–1965, half-brother of Adolf Muschg ) and other literary scholars , he gave up his radio activity and returned to school.
Almost all of his two dozen plays were performed by the Berner Heimatschutz Theater and his poems and stories were published in, among others, Rudolf von Tavel's magazine Die Garbe , of which he was an editor from 1934 to 1954.
Balzli's estate is in the Bern Burger Library . He was the father of the film producer and director Res Balzli .
Works
- My boys: Little stories. Sauerländer, Aarau 1927 (short stories).
- Dr Schatte: A Bernese tragedy in three acts. Sauerländer, Aarau 1927 (drama).
- Of blond braids and curly heads: stories from the school room. Sauerländer, Aarau 1927 (book for young people).
- Burebrot: Es Gschichtebüechli. Sauerländer, Aarau 1931 (story).
- Bureglück: Gschichten us em em Bärnbiet. Friedrich Reinhardt, Basel 1938 (short stories).
- Bärn: Es Hämpfeli Värse. Alfred Scherz Verlag, Bern 1938 (poems).
- Bärner Röseler: Zytig apples from my Gschichteboum. Alfred Scherz Verlag, 1942 (short stories).
- Silver thread: Wiehnachtsvärsli. Alfred Scherz Verlag, Bern 1942 (poems).
- Tree rings. Francke, Bern 1946 (dialect verses).
- Vortex in the stream. Friedrich Reinhardt, Basel 1952 (story).
- (with others :) Bärner Gschichte Alfred Scherz Verlag, 1942 (story).
- Ähriläset. Francke, Bern 1954 (short stories).
- Blick uf d'Wält: Poem from Ärnscht Balzli's writing table. Scherz, Bern 1959 (poems).
- Bärnerchoscht. Syner beautiful story. Viktoria, Ostermundigen 1975 (short stories).
- Bärnerchoscht. Second course. Viktoria, Ostermundigen 1976 (short stories).
- Meiebluescht: Syner's beautiful poem. Viktoria, Ostermundigen 1979 (poems).
- (with others :) The Läbchueche: Bärndütschi Gschichte for d'Wiehnachtszyt. Sonnenheimat, Bern 1985 (poems).
literature
- [without statement of responsibility:] Balzli, Ernst. In: German Literature Lexicon . Biographical-bibliographical manual. 3rd, completely revised edition. Volume I: Aal - Bremeneck. Edited by Bruno Berger and Heinz Rupp. Francke, Bern / Munich 1968, Col. 253 f.
- Reto Caluori: Ernst Balzli . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 1, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 111.
- Karin Marti-Weissenbach: Balzli, Ernst. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Web links
- Ernst Balzli's estate in the Bern Burger Library catalog
- Publications by and about Ernst Balzli in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
- Literature by and about Ernst Balzli in the catalog of the German National Library
Remarks
- ↑ Ernst Balzli's estate in the Bern Burger Library catalog
- ↑ sda: Bern filmmaker Res Balzli is dead. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung , July 27, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Balzli, Ernst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss dialect writer and teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bolligen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd January 1959 |
| Place of death | Bolligen |