Rudolf Bussmann
Rudolf Bussmann (born June 21, 1947 in Olten ) is a Swiss writer and translator.
Bussmann studied German , Romance studies and history at the University of Basel with study visits to Paris and Berlin . After receiving his doctorate on the expressionist playwright Georg Kaiser , he worked as a teacher at various schools and colleges in professional and adult education. Since 1987 he has been working as a freelance writer, editor and translator in Basel and in the Jura .
Bussmann is a member of the Basler Poetry Group and President of the Basel International Poetry Festival . From 1982 on he was editor and, together with Martin Zingg, publisher of the Swiss literary magazine rotpunkt . In 2006 the magazine stopped its publication.
Appreciations
1998 Writer in Residence at Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania
Works
- Individual and crowd. On the dramatic work of Georg Kaiser. At the same time dissertation at the University of Basel. Scriptor-Verlag, Kronberg / Ts. 1978, ISBN 3-589-20635-7 .
- The flute player. Novel. Luchterhand Literaturverlag, Frankfurt a. M. 1991, ISBN 3-630-86753-7 .
- The back of the light. Novel. Verlag Nagel & Kimche, Zurich & Frauenfeld 1997, ISBN 3-312-00227-3 .
- Take things. Poems. Verlag Im Waldgut, Frauenfeld 2001, ISBN 3-7294-0310-9 .
- The 25-hour book. Aphorisms and trivia. Waldgut Verlag, Frauenfeld 2006, ISBN 3-03740-025-0 .
- A duel. Novel. Arche Verlag, Zurich & Hamburg 2006, ISBN 3-7160-2361-2 .
- In the voice house. Poems. Waldgut Verlag, Frauenfeld 2008, ISBN 978-3-03740-369-3 .
- Popcorn. Texts for the small hunger. Drawings by Stephanie Grob. Waldgut Verlag, Frauenfeld 2013, ISBN 978-3-03740-291-7 .
Texts on bibliophile editions:
- Regatta. Etchings by Jean Nazelle. Galerie Mäder, Basel 2000
- Mäder Issue Four. Linocuts by Heinz Egger . Galerie Mäder, Basel 2005, ISBN 3-905483-60-2 .
- Don't remind me Etchings by Annette Barcelo. Hohe Winde Presse, Basel 2011.
- Temporarily. Screen prints with hand overpainting by Rosa Lachenmeier . Galerie Mäder, Basel 2003.
Translations:
- (with Hoo Nam Seelman) Kim Young-ha : A strange club. Stories. Bankruptcy book Verlag Claudia Gehrke, Tübingen 2012.
- (with Hoo Nam Seelman) Kim Young-ha: The Euthanasia. Novel. Bankruptcy book Verlag Claudia Gehrke, Tübingen 2013, ISBN 978-3-88769-789-1 .
Editor:
- (together with Dieter Zeller ) Jakob Bührer reading book. Lenos, 1977.
- Irmtraud Morgner : Rumba for an autumn. Novel from the estate. With an afterword. Luchterhand Literaturverlag, 1992.
- Friedrich Glauser : The Chinese. Novel. With notes and an afterword. Limmat, Zurich 1996.
- Irmtraud Morgner: The heroic testament. Novel in fragments. With comments and an afterword. Luchterhand Literaturverlag, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-630-86992-0 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Rudolf Bussmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Rudolf Bussmann's website
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bussmann, Rudolf |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1947 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Olten |