Susann Sitzler

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Susann Sitzler (* 1970 in Basel ) is a Swiss journalist and author who has lived in Berlin since 1996 .

She studied German, philosophy and art history at the University of Basel and has been working as a journalist since 1993. She writes on topics such as Switzerland, Swiss culture, etc. in Die Zeit , FAZ , brand eins, NZZ am Sonntag , Basler Zeitung , swiss Magazine and others. a., journalistic contributions in anthologies, features and reports for DeutschlandRadio Berlin , Deutschlandfunk , Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg , Schweizer Radio DRS u. a.

Quotes

"... what else ?: 1 internship at television (no thanks), 4 languages ​​(German, French, English, Italian), 14 changes of residence (never again), happy (between panic and coma)"

- Susann Sitzler : About the person

“… The book ['Grüezi and welcome. Switzerland for Germans'] follows a rapprochement. A German tries to get to know and understand Switzerland. From the first, brief encounter with the locals, he made the experience that his German perspective can only bother him. The effect is similar to that of mastering Italian and learning Spanish: the words sound similar but have different meanings. If you don't completely ignore one language, gibberish arises. In the logic of this book, this means that the rapprochement works best if, as a German, you try to see the Swiss environment with Swiss eyes - to become 'Swiss for a day'. So the first part is overwritten. The longest, middle part of the book is devoted to everyday life in Switzerland, to dealing with one another, to the banal circumstances in which the real differences lie. With the now familiar Swiss eye, it should be possible to get a feel for the nuances. This would create the basis for a longer stay: 'Swiss for a year'. And if you've already made the effort to find the Swiss inside you and to try to feel like him, the German guest might like it and want to stay forever. The third part is dedicated to this possibility: 'Swiss forever'. "

- from the book Grüezi and Willkommen. Switzerland for Germans

“Fat bodies tell the truth in a society in which there is always enough food and in which hardly any heavy physical work is done. They are telling the truth about a society in which much of the food is provided by an industry that refines and changes this food, undermines its nutritional value and replaces it with high-calorie additives. "

- from the book gut feelings. My body and its true weight

Works (selection)

  • Susann Sitzler: Grüezi and welcome. Switzerland for Germans . Links, Berlin, ISBN 978-3-85791-528-4 (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th edition 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012).
  • Susann Sitzler: Grüezi and welcome. Switzerland for Germans . In: Series of publications by the Federal Agency for Political Education . 5th edition. tape 789 . Links, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-89331-968-8 (first edition: 2004).
  • Susann Sitzler: suburban avant-garde. Details from Zurich- Schwamendingen . Limmat, Zurich 2007, ISBN 978-3-85791-528-4 .
  • Susann Sitzler: Chatted from the Chuchichäschtli. The ultimate linguistic dictionary for Switzerland . Pendo, Zurich / Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-85842-653-6 .
  • Susann Sitzler: Survival in Zurich. 365 things you should know about this city . 3. Edition. Links, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-86153-466-2 (2nd, updated edition 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-587-4 ).
  • Susann Sitzler: Gut feelings. My body and its true weight . Beck, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-406-62200-7 .
  • Susann Sitzler: Siblings: The longest relationship in life . Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2014, ISBN 978-3-608-94801-1 .
  • Susann Sitzler: Totally everything about Switzerland / The Complete Switzerland . 3. Edition. Folio Verlag, Vienna / Bozen 2016, ISBN 978-3-85256-673-3 .

Radio plays and features

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ To the person on susann-sitzler.de
  2. ↑ Grüezi and welcome. Switzerland for Germans . Reading sample in foreword  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on susann-sitzler.de@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.susann-sitzler.de  
personal data
SURNAME Sitzler, Susann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss journalist and author
DATE OF BIRTH 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Basel