Robert Tobler (writer)

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Robert Tobler (born September 25, 1937 in Zurich ; † March 28, 2019 there ) was a Swiss writer .

biography

Robert Tobler grew up in Zurich, attended the Protestant teachers' seminar, and worked for three years as a high school teacher in Uster and Zurich. He studied music and theology (Zurich Music Academy and Conservatory, University of Basel and Zurich), was organist in Fehraltorf for seven years and became pastor in Emmenbrücke , youth pastor in Zug and, in 1978, parish pastor in Knonau .

In 1971 Robert Tobler founded the working group "New Singing in the Church" with Markus Jenny and Edwin Nievergelt , which in 1980 published the ecumenical youth hymn book "Kumbaya". Three songs based on texts by his wife Eva Zeltner date from this period. They appeared in various hymn books.

In 1978 Tobler received the 2nd prize for the youth radio play Chönd Si mir saw, wo de Liebgott isch? and became a freelancer at Radio DRS , later also at the Sender Freies Berlin , since 2003 Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB). In 1982 he was elected to the primary school teacher seminar in the canton of Zurich (today the University of Education), where he taught didactics of biblical history and life studies as well as basic religious issues. In 1995 he became a professor and in 2000 he retired.

In parallel to his teaching activities, he wrote children's books, novels for young people, poems and radio plays. He lived in Zurich and Berlin.

Books

  • Where is Osterdorf? Benziger 1984, ISBN 3-545-28022-5 .
  • Did you see Sunday? Benziger 1984, ISBN 3-545-28026-8 .
  • Seven times Nikolaus, Benziger 1984. ISBN 3-545-28024-1 .
  • The crazy days of the week. Schweizerisches Jugendschriftenwerk, 1987, 1995, 2003, 2016
  • You rififi chez les jours de la semaine. Traduit par Line Rollier. OEuvre Suisse des Lectures pour la jeunesse, 2003.
  • Igls deis strubagleas. Versiun surmirana da Domenica Steier-Brenn. Turitg Lia rumantscha Cuira, 1991
  • Insufficient arithmetic or AVE EVA. Zytglogge, 1990, 1991, 2005, ISBN 3-7296-0350-7 .
  • Seven times Santa Claus. Arena 1990, ISBN 3-401-01631-8 .
  • Letter stories. Zytglogge, 1992, 2005, ISBN 3-7296-0431-7 .
  • July does not take place. Zytglogge, 1995, ISBN 3-7296-0517-8 .
  • Provocations. Swiss Youth Writings, 1998.
  • A wing goes crazy. Instrument stories. Zytglogge, 1998, 2002 ISBN 3-7296-0568-2 .
  • Provocaziuns. , Ovra svizra da lectura per la giuventetgna, Cuira, 2000.
  • Please call me. Youth novel. Zytglogge, 2002, ISBN 3-7296-0633-6 .
  • Petrol weevil and bastard. Animal stories. Zytglogge, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7296-0743-9 .

Stories in anthologies

  • A clear case. In: Dieter Leuenberger: From the world. Zytglogge, 2005, ISBN 3-7296-0700-6 .
  • Loaves and fish. In: Daniel J. Schütz: The pastor. Zytglogge, 2008, ISBN 978-3-7296-0753-8 .
  • A difficult case. In: Heidi Schänzle-Geiger, Gerhard Damann: Alois and Auguste. Stories about forgetting. Huber 2009, ISBN 978-3-7193-1514-6 .

Radio plays

  • Would you like to see where God is? Swiss Radio DRS 1978.
  • Were you there when Jesus was crucified? Swiss radio DRS 1979.
  • The game is over , directed by Geri Dillier, Schweizer Radio DRS 2004.
  • Frau Musica , literary-musical thriller for narrator and orchestra, Theater Lüneburg, 2007.

Sound carrier

  • A wing flips uus , Zytglogge 1999. MC ZYT 1467
  • Magic Flute, Rock Guitar & Co , Zytglogge 2000. MC ZYT 1474

Melodies and accompaniments

  • Who was allowed to go to the stable first? In: "Kumbaya", TVZ, 1975, ISBN 3-290-11443-0 .
  • God, brought this child to you , in Kumbaya, TVZ 1975.
  • We are looking for you God, but we cannot find you. In: Catholic hymn book. 1998, ISBN 3-9521507-0-3 and rise up - ecumenical songbook for young people , Reinhardt, 2009, ISBN 3-7252-0715-1
  • Amen , in: Hymns of the Protestant Reformed Churches in German-speaking Switzerland, Reinhardt, ISBN 3-7245-0989-8

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituaries accessed on May 4, 2019
  2. ↑ Robert Tobler. In: Kürschner's German Literature Calendar 2018/2019. Volume II: PZ. Walter de Gruyter , 2018, ISBN 978-3-11-057616-0 , p. 962.
personal data
SURNAME Tobler, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 25, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich
DATE OF DEATH March 28, 2019
Place of death Zurich