Monika Dettwiler
Monika Dettwiler (born April 17, 1948 in Zurich ; resident in Reigoldswil ) is a Swiss - Italian journalist and author .
Monika Dettwiler has a doctorate in history and studied history, art history and archeology in Rome, where she initially worked as a journalist and organizer of cultural trips. Her first novel, “Berner Lauffeuer”, appeared in 1998 and was on the bestseller list of the Swiss Booksellers and Publishers Association for five months . In 1999 Monika Dettwiler returned to Switzerland. She worked as a journalist for the Reformed Press from 2000 and was co-editor-in-chief from 2007 until her retirement in 2013.
She lives in the canton of Zurich and has two grown sons.
Works
Novels
- Bernese wildfire. Novel on the foundation of the Swiss federal state. Zytglogge , Gümligen 1998, ISBN 3-7296-0560-7 .
- The seal of power. A historical novel around the year 1000. Weitbrecht, Stuttgart / Vienna / Bern 2000, ISBN 3-522-71625-6 .
- The golden river. Historical novel. Kabel, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-8225-0626-5 .
- Sea fire. The story of Augustine W. Roman. Zytglogge, Oberhofen am Thunersee 2008, ISBN 978-3-7296-0752-1 .
- Northwest breeze . Historical novel. Appenzeller Verlag, Herisau 2012, ISBN 978-3-85882-593-3 .
Short stories
- One too many dead in San Callisto. In: Paul Ott (Ed.): Im Morgenrot. The best crime stories from Switzerland. Scherz , Bern 2001, ISBN 3-502-51801-7 .
- Aroser urn for Trinidad. In: Paul Ott (Ed.): Tatort Schweiz. 18 criminal stories. Limmat, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-85791-477-7 , pp. 9–24.
- Lake bottom. In: Paul Ott (Ed.): Tatort Schweiz 2. 23 criminal stories from quadrilingual Switzerland. Limmat, Zurich 2007, ISBN 978-3-85791-539-0 .
- The radicals are one hell of a brood of dragons. in: Paul Ott, Fritz von Gunten (ed.): Gotthelf read - on the way to the original. hep verlag ag, Wil 2004, ISBN 3-03905-079-6 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Monika Dettwiler in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website by Monika Dettwiler
- Entry about Monika Dettwiler in the lexicon of the Association of Authors of Switzerland
Individual evidence
- ↑ My curriculum vitae and memories , Monika Dettwiler's website, accessed on December 2, 2011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dettwiler, Monika |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dettwiler Rustici, Monika |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss-Italian journalist and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |