Sam Jaun
Sam Jaun (born September 30, 1935 in Wyssachen / Emmental; † February 9, 2018 in Bern ) was a Swiss crime writer .
Jaun studied German and Classical Philology and then worked as a teacher and cultural representative for the city of Bern . From 1977 on he worked as a freelance writer and translator. After several stays abroad in Portugal , France and the USA , he lived in Bern and Berlin until his death . Jaun published plays , novels and radio plays before turning to crime fiction in the late 1970s.
Awards
- 1987: Friedrich Glauser Prize of the “authors' group of German-language crime literature” - The Syndicate for Die Brandnacht
- 2001: German detective award for Flying Summer
Works
- 1971: Texts from the provinces , prose, Zytglogge Bern
- 1973: The white teeth of the community , poems, Zytglogge Bern
- 1983: The way to the glass fountain
- 1986: The fire night ; Filmed in 1991 with Bruno Ganz in the lead role.
- 2000: Flying summer
- 2004: Time has no wheel
- 2005: Peacock butterfly
Web links
- Literature by and about Sam Jaun in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography and interview
- Short biography of the Swiss author's lexicon
supporting documents
- ^ Crime writer Sam Jaun died in Bern , accessed on February 15, 2018
- ↑ Sam Jaun. In: Kürschner's German Literature Calendar 2016/2017. Volume II: PZ. Walter De Gruyter , 2016, ISBN 978-3-11-045397-3 , p. 456.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jaun, Sam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wyssachen |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 2018 |
| Place of death | Bern |