Juerg Amann

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Jürg Amann (2009)

Jürg Amann (born July 2, 1947 in Winterthur ; † May 5, 2013 in Zurich ) was a Swiss writer .

Life

Jürg Amann was the son of a printer and poet . He attended high school in Winterthur and, after graduating from high school, studied German and journalism at the University of Zurich and at the Free University of Berlin . In 1973 he did his doctorate with Emil Staiger in Zurich with a thesis on Franz Kafka , Das Symbol Kafka. A study of the artist . He then worked as a journalist in Berlin and from 1974 to 1976 in Zurich; During this time he was also a dramaturge at the Zurich Schauspielhaus . Since 1976 he has lived as a freelance writer in Zurich.

Jürg Amann was the author of prose works , plays , radio plays and children's books . In his stylistically strongly influenced by Franz Kafka and Robert Walser works he often portrayed failed characters and outsiders. Much of Amann's works have autobiographical traits; individual critics also speak of "self-reflection". In 2011, an adaptation of the autobiographical notes of the concentration camp commandant of Auschwitz Rudolf Höß was published .

Jürg Amann has been a member of the Association of Authors of Switzerland since 1979 and of the PEN Center of the Federal Republic of Germany since 1999 . He died on May 5, 2013 in Zurich after a long and serious illness.

Awards (selection)

Works

  • The symbol Kafka . Bern 1974.
  • The correction . Vienna 1977.
  • Hardenberg. Romantic tale based on the Novalis estate . Aarau 1978.
  • Getting lost or the sudden silence of Robert Walser . Aarau 1978.
  • The art of an effective finish . Aarau 1979.
  • The nursery. Reports from the Réduit . Munich 1982.
  • Büchner's spring . Vienna 1983.
  • Called after . Munich 1983.
  • Oh, these paths are very dark . Munich 1985. Contains three pieces: Oh, these paths are very dark , Büchner's Lenz , The German Night .
  • Patagonia . Munich 1985.
  • Robert Walser. In search of a prodigal son . Munich 1985; Zurich 2006, ISBN 3-257-06553-1 .
  • Gone . A letter count . Munich 1987.
  • After the party . Munich 1988. Contains 3 pieces: After the party , The tightrope walker's dream of free fall , The correction .
  • The resignation. A national tragedy . Zelg-Wolfhalden 1989.
  • Weidig's death. Eight stories . Munich 1989.
  • The father of the mother and The father of the father . Düsseldorf 1990.
  • The beginning of fear. From a happy childhood . Düsseldorf 1991.
  • Reflection . Tapestries by Ilse Abka-Prandstetter . Texts by Jürg Amann, Friederike Mayröcker and Julian Schutting . Afterword by Peter Weiermair, Innsbruck 1991
  • Two or three things . Innsbruck 1993.
  • Over the years . Innsbruck 1994.
  • And love could be talked about again . Innsbruck 1994.
  • Rondo and other stories . Zurich 1996.
  • Nice view . Innsbruck 1997.
  • Icarus . Zurich 1998.
  • Iphigenia or Operation Sea Wind . With pictures by Anton Christian, Düsseldorf 1998.
  • Golomir . Weitra 1999.
  • Kafka . Word-image essay (with Albert T. Schaefer ). Haymon, Innsbruck 2000, ISBN 3-85218-319-7 .
  • On the bank of the river . Narrative. Haymon, Innsbruck 2001, ISBN 3-85218-350-2 .
  • No way to Rome . A travel book (with Albert T. Schaefer). Eremiten-Presse, Düsseldorf 2001, ISBN 3-87365-325-7 .
  • Kill mother . Prose. Haymon, Innsbruck 2003, ISBN 3-85218-429-0 .
  • Star drift. An American diary (with pictures by Silvio Blatter ). Eremiten-Presse, Düsseldorf 2003, ISBN 3-87365-331-1 .
  • Wind and woe. Farewell to my parents . Eremiten-Presse, Düsseldorf 2005, ISBN 3-87365-337-0 .
  • Pornographic novella . Table 7, Cologne 2005, ISBN 3-938476-06-0 .
  • Overpainting and exaggeration. Van Gogh Variations (with Urs Amann). Haymon, Innsbruck 2005, ISBN 3-85218-491-6 .
  • Room facing the courtyard . Stories. Haymon, Innsbruck 2006, ISBN 3-85218-511-4 .
  • Beijing Passion . Arche, Zurich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7160-2376-1 .
  • Not afraid. Fragments on death and life . Haymon, Innsbruck 2008, ISBN 978-3-85218-525-5 .
  • The Calabrian wedding . Novel. Zurich 2009, ISBN 978-3-7160-2615-1 .
  • The journey to the horizon . Novella. Haymon, Innsbruck 2010, ISBN 978-3-85218-640-5 .
  • The commandant . Monologue. Arche, Zurich 2011, ISBN 978-3-7160-2639-7 .
  • The doll's letters . Nimbus, Wädenswil 2011, ISBN 978-3-907142-57-8 .
  • Last loved ones . Arche, Zurich 2011, ISBN 978-3-7160-2671-7 .
  • A song of existence and appearance . Nimbus, Wädenswil 2012, ISBN 978-3-907142-70-7 .
  • Where should we . Novel. Haymon, Innsbruck 2012, ISBN 978-3-85218-764-8 .
  • Father, why have you forsaken me . Arche, Zurich 2013, ISBN 978-3-7160-2694-6 .
  • The first world . Nimbus, Wädenswil 2013, ISBN 978-3-907142-89-9 .
  • Lifelong bird migration . Poems. Haymon, Innsbruck 2014, ISBN 978-3-7099-7134-5 .

Children's books

Editing

  • Georg Trakl : Occidental song . Munich 1987
  • Friedrich Hölderlin : Half of Life . Munich 1988
  • Engadin (with Anna Kurth ). Zurich 1996
  • Bergell, Poschiavo, Ticino (with Anna Kurth). Zurich 1999.
  • That's all there is to it: 12 times the best German poems . Piper Verlag, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-492-04914-1 .

Radio plays

  • 2009: Im Zug der Zeit - Director: Götz Fritsch (radio play - ORF)

Translations

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Roman Bucheli: Writer Jürg Amann has died. A quick-change artist , Neue Zürcher Zeitung Online, May 15, 2013 (obituary). Retrieved May 14, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Amann, Juerg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss writer
DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Winterthur
DATE OF DEATH May 5, 2013
Place of death Zurich