Paul Ott (writer)

Paul Ott (born May 16, 1955 in Romanshorn ), pseudonym Paul Lascaux , is a Swiss writer .

Ott grew up in Goldach on Lake Constance and in St. Gallen . He has lived in Bern since 1974 . In 1979 he received his licentiate in German and art history from the University of Bern and has worked as a teacher in various positions since 1980. In 1984 the high school teacher certificate followed.

reception

Since the mid-1980s he has been writing detective novels and crime stories under the pseudonym Paul Lascaux, the locations of which are mostly the city of Bern or communities and areas in the canton of Bern . In addition to his crime novels and short thrillers, Paul Ott is also the editor and co-author of various non-fiction books. He was also the initiator of the Swiss crime festival Mordtage , which has taken place every two years since 2001.

Awards

• 2020: Literary award from the Canton of Bern (special prize) for its story of the Swiss crime novel Mord im Alpenglühn

Works (selection)

as an author

• Murder in the alpenglow. The Swiss detective novel - past and present. NordPark, Wuppertal 2005, ISBN 9783935421140
  • NA under the same title: Chronos Verlag, Zurich 2020, ISBN 978-3-0340-1584-4
• Salt tears. Detective novel . Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2008, ISBN 978-3-8392-3085-5
• Sausage heaven. Müller's second case . Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2008, ISBN 978-3-8392-3051-0
• Firewater. Müller's third case . Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2009, ISBN 978-3-8392-1011-6
• Mercy Bread. Müller's fourth case . Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2010, ISBN 978-3-8392-1087-1
• Murderous wine. Müller's fifth case . Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2011, ISBN 978-3-8392-1189-2
• Chocolate hell. Müller's sixth case . Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2013, ISBN 978-3-8392-1391-9
• Burgundy blood. A case for Müller & Himmel . Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2014, ISBN 978-3-8392-1602-6
• Goldstern: A case for Müller & Himmel . Gmeiner, 2016, ISBN 978-3-8392-1957-7

as editor

• Read Gotthelf . On the way to the original . Hep-Verlag, Bern 2004, ISBN 3-03905-079-6
• Dangerous neighbors. 20 short crime stories from the Swiss-German border area . Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2009, ISBN 978-3-89977-794-9
• Lust for death. 21 erotic crime stories . Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2010, ISBN 978-3-8392-1057-4

Web links

• Literature by and about Paul Ott in the catalog of the German National Library
• Entry about Paul Ott in the lexicon of the Association of Authors of Switzerland

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Literary Awards 2020 of the Canton of Bern , be.ch, June 18, 2020, accessed on June 19, 2020