Walter Weideli
Walter Weideli (born July 16, 1927 in Geneva ) is a Swiss writer and translator .
Life
Walter Weideli studied literature at the University of Geneva . He has distinguished himself as a playwright and essayist, but especially as a translator of German-language literature - especially by Elias Canetti and Friedrich Dürrenmatt , but also by Kurt Guggenheim , Ludwig Hohl , Pavel Kohout , Herbert Meier and Robert Walser - and as a mediator between the cultures of German-speaking Switzerland and the French-speaking Switzerland made a name.
He was one of the founding members of the Olten group . Weideli received the Prix lémanique de la traduction in 1985 .
Works
Essays
- Brecht , Ed. Universitaires (Classiques du XXe siècle 40), Paris 1961
- Moine aujourd'hui , Cerf, Paris 1986
- Ces enfants blessés , Construire, Lausanne 1993
- La Partie d'échecs , Éditions de l'Aire, Vevey 2010
Theatrical performances
- Réussir à Chicago , Carouge / Geneva 1962
- Un banquier sans visage , Geneva 1964
- Eclatant soleil de l'injustice , Geneva 1968
- Chicago crime & crash , Paris 1976
Television broadcasts
- Le dossier Chelsea street , Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR) 1961
- Les ans striking avant l'aube , TSR 1969
- La fusillade en réponse à Dostoïevski , TSR 1972
- Rumeur , TSR 1978
- Agonie et résurrection d ' Henri Dunant , TSR 1980
Translations
- Friedrich Dürrenmatt: A ma patrie / Le Théâtre est d'abord un jeu , in: Europe (Heft 381), 1961
- Herbert Meier: Le Talent au pouvoir. Un manifeste et des discours aux jeunes (Eng. The new man is neither on the right nor on the left - he walks. Manifesto and speeches ), Éditions de la Baconnière, Neuchâtel 1969
- Robert Walser: L'Homme à tout faire (Eng. The assistant ), Livre du mois (Volume 15), Lausanne 1970
- Ludwig Hohl: Tous les hommes presque toujours s'imaginent (German that almost everything is different ), Rencontre, Lausanne 1971
- Friedrich Dürrenmatt: Play Strindberg (dt. Play Strindberg. Dance of Death after August Strindberg ), Gallimard, Paris 1973
- Friedrich Dürrenmatt: La ville et autres proses de jeunesse ( Eng . The city. Prose I – IV ), Albin Michel, Paris 1974
- Friedrich Dürrenmatt: La chute d'A. (Eng. The Fall ), Albin Michel, Paris 1975
- Kurt Guggenheim: Mon grain de sable. La rencontre de J.-H. Fabre (German grain of sand for grain of sand ), Bertil Galland, Vevey 1975
- Friedrich Dürrenmatt: Sur Israël (German contexts. Essay on Israel. A concept ), Albin Michel, Paris 1977
- Friedrich Dürrenmatt: Le mariage de monsieur Mississippi (Eng. The marriage of Mr. Mississippi ), Éditions L'Aire, Lausanne 1979
- Pavel Kohout: L'Exécutrice (with Milena Braud) (Czech: Katyne , German. The executioner ), Albin Michel, Paris 1980
- Friedrich Dürrenmatt: La panne ( Eng . Die Panne ), L'Avant-scène-théâtre (No. 757), Paris 1984
- Herbert Meier: Bräker ou le Songe d'hiver (German Bräker ), L'Age d'Homme, Lausanne 1984
- Elias Canetti: Jeux de regard. Histoire d'une vie 1931–1937 (Eng. The eye game ), Albin Michel, Paris 1987
- Elias Canetti: Le Coeur secret de l'horloge. Réflexions 1973–1985 (Eng. The secret heart of the clock ), Albin Michel, Paris 1989
- Friedrich Dürrenmatt: Le Chien, le tunnel , la panne (French-German), Éditions Zoé, Carouge 1994
- Elias Canetti: Le collier de mouches (Eng. The Fly Pain ), Albin Michel, Paris 1995
- Elias Canetti: Notes de Hampstead (German supplements from Hampstead ), Albin Michel, Paris 1997
literature
- Joël Aguet: Walter Weideli . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz - Dictionnaire du théâtre en Suisse. Volume 3, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 2062. (French)
- Jürg Altwegg : Walter Weideli - Bridges across genres and borders , in: Life and writing in French-speaking regions . Ammann, Zurich 1983, pp. 86-91.
Web links
- Publications by and about Walter Weideli in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
- Walter Weideli's estate in the HelveticArchives archive database of the Swiss National Library
- Literature by and about Walter Weideli in the catalog of the German National Library
- Walter Weideli on viceversaliteratur.ch
- Interview with Walter Weideli (1972) , from the archive of Télévision Suisse Romande
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Weideli, Walter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss translator and writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1927 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Geneva |