Katharina Geiser
Katharina Geiser (born February 11, 1956 in Erlenbach ZH ) is a Swiss writer .
Life
Katharina Geiser studied German , English and pedagogy at the University of Zurich . In addition to her writing, which she has been pursuing intensively since 2000, she archived part of the estate of the Indologist Heinrich Zimmer (1890–1943), in particular his 1,700 letters to his lover Mila Esslinger-Rauch (1886–1972). Because of this work, the novel Vierfleck or happiness came into being . The novel These Tides thematize the lives of the artists Claude Cahun and Suzanne Malherbe , in particular their resistance activities and their stay in prison on the island of Jersey. In the novel Under the Open Sky , published in 2020, Katharina Geiser follows in the footsteps of her ancestors.
Until 2017 she taught German as a second language at multicultural kindergartens in Wädenswil. She lives in Richterswil on Lake Zurich and in Stapel / Schleswig-Holstein, is divorced and has three sons.
Works
- Temporarily Vienna. Zsolnay, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-552-05366-2 .
- Pink is pink. Stories. Ammann Verlag, Zurich 2008, ISBN 978-3-250-60118-0 .
- These tides. Novel. Jung und Jung, Salzburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-902497-89-5 .
- Vierfleck or Das Glück. Novel. Jung und Jung, Salzburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-99027-065-3 .
- Under the open sky. Novel. Jung und Jung, Salzburg 2020, ISBN 978-399027-239-8 .
Awards
- 2006: Acknowledgment prize from the City of Zurich Department of Culture for Temporarily Vienna .
- 2006: Acknowledgment award from the UBS Cultural Foundation for Temporary Vienna.
- 2008: Work grant from Pro Helvetia .
- 2012: Schiller Prize of the Zürcher Kantonalbank , for these tides
- 2015: Scholarship from the Landis + Gyr Kulturstiftung for a four-month work stay in Berlin.
- 2015: Recognition award from the Canton of Zurich Culture Department, for Vierfleck or Das Glück.
- 2015: Recognition award from the City of Zurich Department of Culture, for Vierfleck or Das Glück.
- 2018: Working year of the Department of Culture City of Zurich, for Under Open Skies .
Web links
- Literature by and about Katharina Geiser in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Katharina Geiser at perlentaucher.de
- Katharina Geiser's website
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geiser, Katharina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Erlenbach ZH |