Max Gertsch (writer)

Max Gertsch (born January 13, 1893 in Liestal ; † May 18, 1979 in Zollikerberg near Zollikon ) was a Swiss lawyer and writer.

Life

Max Gertsch came from a family of officers and, after studying law at the University of Bern, worked as a legal consultant in Zurich . He is considered one of the most famous playwrights in German-speaking Switzerland between 1930 and 1960; his dramatic work is particularly influenced by the New Objectivity . From 1947 to 1951 he published his own culture magazine called Das Hühnerei .

Works

• John Law. Play in three acts . Georg Marton, Vienna 1932
• General Boulanger. Play in four acts . Marton, Vienna 1933
• The king. Play in four acts . Marton, Vienna 1933
• Dictatorship. Comedy in four acts (five pictures) . Leemann, Zurich 1935
• Human rights. Drama in five acts (eleven pictures) . Gloria Verlag, St. Gallen 1937
• Sir Basil's last deal. A very serious comedy in four acts (five pictures) . Volksverlag, Elgg 1938
• Marriage, a dream. A comedy in three acts . Volksverlag, Elgg 1940
• Wedding of Susa. A very serious comedy in five acts . Volksverlag, Elgg 1946
• Napoleon in court. A radio series in six broadcasts . Volksverlag, Elgg 1957
• Donna Juana, Infanta of Spain or A la recherche de l'absolu. An unhistorical history in five acts . Volksverlag, Elgg 1959
• Charles V or The Temptation of the Emperor. Five acts . Volksverlag, Elgg 1960

literature

• Reto Caluori: Max Gertsch (1893–1979) . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 1, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , pp. 700 f.

Web links

• Short lexicon text on Max Gertsch by Charles Linsmayer
• Karl V .: A reception story by Martina Fuchs