Ernst Halter

Ernst Halter (born April 12, 1938 in Zofingen ) is a Swiss writer and publicist .

Life

Ernst holder studied German literature and art history , and in 1967 at the University of Zurich with a dissertation on Ludwig Tieck doctorate . He then worked as a lecturer and editor .

In terms of literature, Halter first came out in 1970 with the volume of poetry The imperfect hunters . His later publications, however, are mostly short stories and novels. His better-known works include Urwil (AG) , in which he describes the atmosphere of a fictional Aargau village, and The Voice of Breath. Dictionary of a Childhood (2003) that has autobiographical traits. In total he has published over twenty works.

For his literary work, Halter has received various prizes, including the Swiss Schiller Foundation Prize ( 1973) and the Aargau Literature Prize (2000). In addition, he was awarded several years of service by the Aargau Board of Trustees to promote cultural life.

Ernst Halter is also active as an editor , publicist, publishing consultant and translator . He was married to the poet Erika Burkart until her death on April 14, 2010 and lives in Landhaus Kapf in Aristau .

Works

Poems

• The imperfect hunters , poems, rainbow, Zurich 1970
• Ash Wednesday , poems, Ammann, Zurich 1990
• People's land , poems, Wolfbach Verlag , Zurich 2010, ISBN 978-3-905910-08-7
• Night shift / shadow zone , poems, Weissbooks.w Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2011, together with Erika Burkart ISBN 978-3-940888-14-3
• English suite , poems, Wolfbach, Zurich 2012, ISBN 978-3-905910-29-2
• Aschen Licht , poems, Wolfbach, Zurich 2015, ISBN 9783905910650
• Cleared time , poems, Wolfbach, Zurich 2017, ISBN 9783905910902
• Zwiegesicht , Gedichte, Wolfbach, Zurich 2019, ISBN 9783906929231

stories

• The model railway , stories, Benziger, Zurich 1972
• Behind the seven mountains, short stories, Limmat Verlag, Zurich 2012, ISBN 978-3-85791-685-4

Novels

• Urwil (AG) , Roman, Artemis, Zurich 1975
• The Silver Night , Roman, Artemis, Zurich 1977, ISBN 3-7608-0445-4
• The Spider and the Gambler , Roman, Nagel & Kimche Verlag , Zurich 1985
• The book Mara , Roman, Ammann Verlag , Zurich 1988
• Irrlicht , Roman, Ammann, Zurich 1995
• The voice of the breath. Dictionary of a Childhood , Limmat Verlag , Zurich 2003, ISBN 978-3-85791-434-8
• Over land. Records, memories , Limmat, Zurich 2007, ISBN 978-3-85791-517-8
• Century Snow , Roman, Ammann, Zurich 2009, ISBN 978-3-250-60130-2
• Mermaid , Roman, Klöpfer & Meyer Verlag , Tübingen 2018, ISBN 978-3-86351-463-1

As editor (selection)

• Davos. Profile of a Phenomenon (ed.), Offizin Zürich Verlag , Zürich 1997, ISBN 978-3-907495-89-6
• Popular piety in Switzerland (co-ed.), Offizin Zürich Verlag, Zürich 1999, ISBN 978-3-907495-95-7
• The Sihlsee. A landscape changes its face (co-ed.), Offizin Zürich Verlag, Zürich 2001, ISBN 978-3-907496-11-4
• Heidi. Careers of a figure (ed.), Offizin Zürich Verlag, Zürich 2001, ISBN 978-3-907496-09-1
• The Century of the Italians in Switzerland (ed.), Offizin Zürich Verlag, Zürich 2003, ISBN 978-3-907496-17-6

literature

• Entry in the Swiss Lexicon in 6 volumes , Verlag Schweizer Lexikon, Lucerne 1991, Volume 3, p. 315f

Web links

• Publications by and about Ernst Halter in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
• Ernst Halter archive in the HelveticArchives archive database of the Swiss National Library
• Entry about Ernst Halter in the lexicon of the Association of Authors of Switzerland