Ernst Kappeler

Ernst Kappeler (born June 14, 1911 in Uster ; † May 20, 1987 in Uitikon ) was a Swiss writer who, as a teacher and life coach , dealt specifically with the problems of young people.

Life

Ernst Kappeler first attended the Küsnacht Cantonal School and then trained as a secondary teacher. Until 1965 he taught as a teacher in Andelfingen , Winterthur and Zurich . Then he gave up the teaching profession and lived as a freelance writer and employee of youth magazines in Uitikon near Zurich. In 1935 he published his first volume of poetry in German; later he wrote three volumes of poetry in Zurich dialect .

However, Kappeler has been best known since the mid-1950s, when he increasingly turned to the problems of young people and acted as their advisor and “journalistic lawyer”. He published educational works and books for young people such as I find my way (1959), Why? Young People Ask (1967); he also published the series Trust there . He became particularly well-known for the collection of letters from young people entitled It screams in me (1979). Kappeler's dialect - radio play De Tod isch grüen was honored in a competition for oral arthropods; it was created in 1968 and is about the suicide attempt of a schoolgirl. He talked about his life, born in Uster in 1975 and in 1986 during probationary periods .

Awards

• 1942: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Prize , for poetry
• 1968: Swiss Youth Book Prize

Works

Books

• Tried level . Poems. Rascher, Zurich 1935
• Departure . Lyric poetry. Oprecht, Zurich 1938
• A schoolmaster speaks . Eight expanded radio sketches. Oprecht, Zurich 1939
• Word to the youth . Five expanded radio sketches. Oprecht, Zurich 1940
• Letters to a mother . Oprecht, Zurich 1941
• The circle . Poems. Oprecht, Zurich 1942
• I believe in people. Thoughts at that time (folk high school lectures). Oprecht, Zurich 1943
• It Püscheli Chruut . Dialect poems. Art fireplace, Winterthur 1943
• The size and danger of youth . Oprecht, Zurich 1944
• Word in time . Gutenberg Book Guild , Zurich 1945
• New poems . Oprecht, Zurich 1945
• A the annoyance . Dialect poems. Oprecht, Zurich 1945
• That one proves oneself in one's spirit . Oprecht, Zurich 1946
• To summer . Poems. Oprecht, Zurich 1946
• At the edge of the night . Poems. Bühl, Herrliberg 1947
• The ball of wonder . Narrative. Vogel, Winterthur 1948
• Transience . Poems. Oprecht, Zurich 1951
• You and your workmate . Classen, Zurich 1952
• Oh, today's youth. Serious and cheerful considerations from a schoolmaster . Classen, Zurich 1955
  • extended version as: Being young with youth. A book for parents and educators . Swiss youth, Solothurn 1965
• Wägluegere . Dialect poems. Classen, Zurich 1957
• Tomorrow is your day . Schwarz, Winterthur 1958
• From my schoolmaster's portfolio. Thoughts on current parenting problems . Brügger, Meiringen / school and parental home, Kassel 1958
• I find my way . Swiss youth, Solothurn 1959
• Warensky . Novella. Classen, Zurich 1960
• Class Ic. The string trio and an unusual school year . Swiss youth, Solothurn 1961
• The balance plow . Poems. Classen, Zurich 1962
• Class IIc. Further plans for the string trio . Swiss youth, Solothurn 1963
• Chum a d'Sunne, sing e chli! Songs. Swiss youth, Solothurn 1963
• Be young with the youth . Swiss youth, Solothurn 1965
• Youth 13 to 20 . Photo tape. Swiss youth, Solothurn 1965
• Aphorisms . With 3 woodcuts by Heinz Keller. Union (12th Solothurn private printing), Solothurn 1965
• And you. On leaving school . Pro Juventute , Zurich 1966
• Stupid students? Swiss youth, Solothurn 1967
• Pilots . With technical contributions from the pilots. Swiss youth, Solothurn 1967
• Why? Young people ask . Swiss youth, Solothurn 1968
• Educators without a smile . Swiss youth, Solothurn 1969
• For those in a hurry. Education in brief . Swiss youth, Solothurn 1970
• Zurich. City in hours . Classen, Zurich 1970
• Flight Far East . Swiss youth, Solothurn 1971
• Break bread . Poems, prose, songs. Classen, Zurich 1971
• With you. Conversations with young people . Swiss publishing house, Zurich 1971
• Girl. Letters and diaries . Swiss youth, Solothurn 1972
• Born in Uster. Memory sketches . Ex libris , Zurich 1975
• S becomes light on the tree. A little Christmas game . Sauerländer, Aarau 1975
• Dear grandfather. Dialogue with a grandson . Classen, Zurich 1977
• Gaps. Records from 4 decades . Ex libris, Zurich 1978
• It screams inside me. Letter documents from young people . Aare, Solothurn / Ex Libris, Zurich 1979
• At the edge of the night . Selected poems. Ex libris, Zurich 1981
• From my educational medicine cabinet . Aphorisms. Swiss youth, Solothurn 1982
• Good Morning. 70 radio calls for the new day . Aare, Solothurn 1983
• Probationary periods . Aare, Solothurn 1986

Plays

• Holy bread / the rejected one . Kammerspiele , 1938
• Man this time . Cantata , 1951
• Earth of people - human earth . Cantata, 1971; Book edition: Winterthur 1983

Radio plays / radio broadcasts

• A game of the dead . Radio Beromünster , Zurich 1939
• Christmas game , Zurich 1953
• De Tod isch grüen , Zurich 1968
• Pay, miss! , Zurich 1976

Records

• D Räbhügelmeitli singed . Ex libris, Zurich 1953
• S becomes light on the tree . Ex libris, Zurich 1955
• New year song . Ex libris, Zurich 1956
• Züri, Zürileu . Songs. Philips, 1956
• Wettsch gärn luschtig sy? Songs. Ex libris, Zurich 1971

Individual evidence

1. ↑ As formulated by Charles Linsmayer in his contribution to the Swiss Lexicon , see the web link below
2. ↑ Swiss Radio DRS : "De Tod isch Grüen" by Ernst Kappeler Program information for the broadcast on April 21, 2008

Web links

• Literature by and about Ernst Kappeler in the catalog of the German National Library
• Two lexicon entries on Ernst Kappeler by Charles Linsmayer