Matthias Zschokke

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Matthias Zschokke (born October 29, 1954 in Bern ) is a Swiss writer and filmmaker .

Life

Matthias Zschokke is a great-great-great-grandson of the Magdeburg- born writer Heinrich Zschokke . After attending the drama school in Zurich , he worked with Peter Zadek at the Schauspielhaus Bochum . Zschokke has lived as a writer and filmmaker in Berlin since 1980, a theme that is repeatedly present in his works or as a background. In the past 25 years, Zschokke has presented eleven volumes of prose, eight plays and three films.

In 1995, the literary brokerage house characterized Zschokke's work as follows: "Zschokke questions society in a funny and ironic way, transcending all the norms and formal boundaries of traditional narrative literature." “Refusal as style” ( Heinz F. Schafroth ) is significant for Zschokke's entire artistic work . Zschokke counteracts traditional art patterns and expectations of art: “… a sly canny understanding ” ( Der Spiegel ).

Awards

Works

prose

  • Max. Novel. List, Munich 1982.
  • Prince Hans. Novel. List, Munich 1984.
  • He she it. Novel. List, Munich 1986.
  • Pirates. Novel. Luchterhand, Frankfurt am Main 1991.
  • The fat poet. Novel. Bruckner & Thünker, Basel / Cologne 1995.
  • The loose luck. Novel. Ammann, Zurich 1999.
  • A new neighbor. Stories. Ammann, Zurich 2002, ISBN 3-250-60036-9 .
  • Maurice with Chicken. Novel. Ammann, Zurich 2006, ISBN 3-250-60090-3 .
  • To travel. Narrative. Ammann, Zurich 2008, ISBN 3-250-60127-6 .
  • Dear Niels. Wallstein, Göttingen 2011, ISBN 978-3-8353-0909-8 .
  • The man with the two eyes. Wallstein, Göttingen 2012, ISBN 978-3-8353-1111-4 .
  • The strict women of Rosa Salva. Wallstein, Göttingen 2014, ISBN 978-3-8353-1511-2 .
  • The clouds were big and white and were moving up there. Wallstein, Göttingen 2016, ISBN 978-3-8353-1875-5 .
  • A summer with Proust. Wallstein, Göttingen, 2017, ISBN 978-3-8353-3131-0 .

Plays

  • Elephants can't jump in the air because they're too fat - or they don't want to. Kiepenheuer, Berlin 1983 (WP Berlin 1986)
  • Brood. Kiepenheuer, Berlin 1986 (WP Bonn 1988)
  • The alphabets. Kiepenheuer, Berlin 1990 (WP Bern 1994)
  • The rich friend. Kiepenheuer, Berlin 1994 (WP Hannover 1995)
  • The eccentric. Kiepenheuer, Berlin 1997 (not performed)
  • The invitation. Kiepenheuer, Berlin 2000 (WP Geneva 2006)
  • The singing commissioner. Kiepenheuer, Berlin 2001 (WP Berlin 2002)
  • Raghadan. Kiepenheuer, Berlin 2005 (not performed)

Movies

  • Edvige Scimitt , 1985.
  • The Wild Man , 1988.
  • Increased risk of forest fires , 1996.

Radio plays

literature

Web links
personal data
SURNAME Zschokke, Matthias
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss writer and filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH October 29, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Bern