Frédéric Zwicker
Frédéric Zwicker (* 1983 in Lausanne ) is a Swiss author and musician .
Zwicker grew up in Rapperswil-Jona , where he now lives again. He studied German, history and philosophy and also performed at poetry slams . Since 2006 he has been guitarist, violinist, composer and front man of the band Knuts Koffer . Zwicker works as a copywriter, journalist, moderator and editor of the cultural magazine Saiten . In 2016 his debut novel “Here you can go in a circle” was published, which is set in a retirement home with dementia patients . Zwicker had worked as a community service provider in an old people's home.
In 2017 he received a sponsorship award from the St. Gallische Kulturstiftung.
Works
- Roman: Here you can go in circles . Verlag Nagel & Kimche, Zurich 2016. ISBN 978-3-312-00999-2
- Music from Knut's suitcase:
- ii. 2 × LP, 2015
- Fair Trade, 2011
- Heavy Petting, 2009
- Greatest Hits, 2007
Web links
- Portrait and audio samples from SRF , accessed on April 19, 2017.
- Portrait at the book publisher
- Interview on SRG Insider , 23 May 2017
Individual evidence
- ^ Martina Läubli: Debut novel by Frédéric Zwicker: The spy in the retirement home . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . October 6, 2016, ISSN 0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed April 19, 2017]).
- ↑ Nora Zukker: A brilliant debut novel: «Here you can go in circles». Swiss Radio and Television SRF, September 1, 2016, accessed on April 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Conradin Knabenhans: Rapperswil author wins sponsorship award . In: Zürichsee-Zeitung . March 16, 2017 ( zsz.ch [accessed April 19, 2017]).
- ↑ St.Gallische Kulturstiftung awards sponsorship and recognition prizes. www.sg.ch, accessed on April 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Releases - Flicker Plates. Retrieved April 19, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zwicker, Frédéric |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss author and musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lausanne |