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Monique Schwitter

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Monique Schwitter

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1972-03-02 (Zurich)
Nationality
スイス, スイス人
Languages
German
Residence History
Zurich, Switzerland → Salzburg, Austria → Hamburg, Germany

Career

Occupations
writer, actress
Active Years
2002-
Affiliations
Schauspielhaus Zürich, Schauspiel Frankfurt, Deutsches Schauspielhaus
Memberships
Freie Akademie der Künste Hamburg
Nominations
Nestroy Theatre Prize nomination (2001, 2003), German Book Prize shortlist (2015)

Education

Mozarteum University Salzburg
theater
Period: 1993-1997
Year of Graduation: 1997
Country: Austria

Awards

Robert Walser Prize
2006
Work: Wenn's schneit beim Krokodil
Organization: Robert Walser Prize Foundation
Result: 受賞
Swiss Book Prize
2015
Work: Eins im Andern
Result: 受賞
Swiss Literature Awards
2016
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Wenn's schneit beim Krokodil

2005 short stories

Collection of short stories.

Ohren haben keine Lider

2008 novel

Debut novel.

Goldfischgedächtnis

2011 short stories

Collection of short stories.

Eins im Andern

2015 novel

A 40-year-old woman discovers her first love's suicide and recounts her love life through twelve lovers.

lovelossmemory

Bibliography

  • Wenn's schneit beim Krokodil (2005), Ohren haben keine Lider (2008), Goldfischgedächtnis (2011), Eins im Andern (2015)

Translations of Works

  • French, Danish, Italian, Dutch, Chinese, Russian, Polish, English

Legacy

Swiss writer and actress known for novels like Eins im Andern, winner of Swiss Book Prize.