Otto Marchi

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Otto Marchi (born April 13, 1942 in Lucerne , Switzerland; † December 26, 2004 in Khao Lak , Thailand ) was a Swiss writer and journalist.

life and work

Marchi completed his studies with a doctorate in history and German. He worked as a journalist for Weltwoche and the Lucerne News . Since 1987 he has been teaching language and literature at the Lucerne School of Art and Design.

In 1971 Marchi made his debut with the Swiss story for heretics , in which he critically questioned the myth of Tell , as well as the publication of his revised dissertation on the Sonderbund war . This was followed by the novels Relapses (1978), Sehschule (1983) and Landolt's recipe (1989). His last novel much you want (1994) was as a supposed roman à clef controversial, as he put on a true love story between a priest known poet ( Joseph Vital Kopp based) and a married artist. He was working on a new novel when he fell victim to the tsunami in Thailand . At that time he was (also) living in Berlin .

Works

  • The first free movement . Lang, Bern 1971 (= Diss. Zurich 1971).
  • Swiss history for heretics or the wonderful creation of the Confederation . Praeger, Zurich 1971; Rotpunktverlag, Zurich 1985, ISBN 3-85869-035-X .
  • Relapses . Novel. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 1978, ISBN 3-596-22302-4 .
  • Visual school . Novel. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 1983, ISBN 3-596-22332-6 .
  • Landolt's recipe . Novel. Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt am Main 1989, ISBN 3-627-10090-5 .
  • As much as you want . Novel. Nagel and Kimche, Zurich 1994, ISBN 3-312-00200-1 .

credentials

  1. ^ Berlin shines , by Alain Claude Sulzer, NZZ , January 23, 2012

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personal data
SURNAME Marchi, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss writer and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH April 13, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Lucerne , Switzerland
DATE OF DEATH December 26, 2004
Place of death Khao Lak , Thailand