Jan Lurvink
Jan Lurvink (born October 14, 1965 in Wallbach ) is a Swiss writer .
Life
Jan Lurvink spent his childhood in Wallbach in the canton of Aargau . After graduating from high school , he studied organ , piano and composition in Basel . Among other things, he wrote music for plays and short films , played as a keyboardist in unknown rock bands . Today Jan Lurvink lives in Basel, is u. works as an organist at the "Hörnli" cemetery in Basel and as a freelance orator and counselor.
Works
- Windchest . Novel. Cologne: DuMont 1998.
- Clearing . Novel. Cologne: DuMont 2005. (Excerpts published in advance in BELLA triste No. 11, Hildesheim 2005.)
Awards and honors
- 1998 Literature Prize from the Jürgen Ponto Foundation for the novel Windladen
- 1999 Prize from the Swiss Schiller Foundation for the novel Windladen
Web links
- Literature by and about Jan Lurvink in the catalog of the German National Library
- Bachmann Prize '' Windladen ''
- Entry about Jan Lurvink in the lexicon of the Association of Authors of Switzerland
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lurvink, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wallbach AG |