Roland Heer

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Roland Heer

Roland Heer (born January 10, 1959 in Montreal ) is a Swiss writer and mountaineer .

Life

Roland Heer has lived in Zurich since 1980 . He studied German philosophy and psychology. He was one of the Zurich sport climbers who got together in the context of the Zurich youth movement in 1980 in the Üetliberg climbing club .

Heer has been working as a German teacher since 1992. A first volume of poetry was published in 1993, followed by numerous essays, poems, short stories and in 2010 the first novel “Fucking Friends”. His lyrics are often experimental, musical, daring and complex. In an essay, he compares extreme experiences as a climber with the work of a writer.

Works

  • 1993 The sea is empty , Waldgut Verlag, Frauenfeld
  • 1993 Paragliding , with photos by Robert Bösch , Stürtz Verlag, Würzburg
  • 1996 Am Berg - A concert of words . CD with the co-Streiff sextet KADASH. Radio DRS2
  • 2010 Fucking Friends , Roman, Bilgerverlag, Zurich
  • 2016 Einsamespitze , play. Even theater , Zurich.

First ascents

Individual evidence

  1. Roland Heer: Climbing in times of unrest. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . October 10, 2002.
  2. The fantasy climb sore. Essay about Roland Heer in: Emil Zopfi : Dichter am Berg. AS Verlag, Zurich 2009.
  3. ^ Roland Heer: First ascent at the desk. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . July 13, 2006.

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