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Thomas Hürlimann

トーマス・ヒューリマン

Tōmasu Hyūriman

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1950-12-21 (Zug)
Nationality
Swiss
Languages
German
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Switzerland

Career

Occupations
playwright, novelist
Active Years
1981-2022
Affiliations
Schiller Theater
Memberships
Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste, Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung, Academy of Arts, Berlin

Awards

Aspekte-Literaturpreis
1981
Work: Die Tessinerin
Result: 受賞
Marieluise-Fleisser-Preis
1992
Result: 受賞
Literaturpreis der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
1997
Organization: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Result: 受賞
Solothurner Literaturpreis
1998
Result: 受賞
Joseph Breitbach Prize
2001
Result: 受賞
Schillerpreis
2007
Result: 受賞
Caroline-Schlegel-Preis
2008
Result: 受賞
Thomas Mann Prize
2011
Result: 受賞
Alemannischer Literaturpreis
2014
Result: 受賞
Gottfried-Keller-Preis
2019
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Die Tessinerin

1981 novel

A novel about a woman from Ticino.

familySwitzerland

Das Gartenhaus

1989 novel

Story set in a garden house, published as The Couple in the US.

relationshipsdaily life

Vierzig Rosen

2006 novel

Work themed around forty roses.

lovelife

Grossvater und Halbbruder

1981 play

Story of grandfather and half-brother.

family

Bibliography

  • Die Tessinerin (1981)
  • Das Gartenhaus (1989)
  • Die Satellitenstadt (1992)
  • Carleton (1996)
  • Das Holztheater (1997)
  • Die Lawine (1998)
  • Fräulein Stark (2001)
  • Himmelsöhi, hilf! (2002)
  • Vierzig Rosen (2006)
  • Der Sprung in den Papierkorb (2008)
  • Dämmerschoppen (2009)
  • Nietzsches Regenschirm (2015)
  • Heimkehr (2018)
  • Der rote Diamant (2022)
  • Grossvater und Halbbruder (1981)
  • Der letzte Gast (1990)
  • Der Gesandte (1991)
  • De Franzos im Ybrig (1991)
  • Güdelmäntig (1993)

Translations of Works

  • Translated into 21 languages

Style & Themes

Literary Style
refined stylehumor
Recurring Motifs
Swiss societyfamily relations

Legacy

Prominent Swiss playwright and novelist whose works have been translated into 21 languages and who has received numerous literary awards.

Trivia

  • Son of former government minister Hans Hürlimann.
  • Worked as assistant director and dramaturge at Berlin's Schiller Theater.