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Urs Allemann

うるす・あれまん

Ursu Areman

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1948-04-01 (Schlieren, Switzerland)
Died
2024-11-24 (Unknown) age 76
Nationality
スイス, Switzerland
Languages
ドイツ語, German
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Schlieren, Switzerland → Bonn, Germany → Berlin, Germany → Basel, Switzerland

Career

Occupations
writer, journalist
Active Years
1975-2024
Affiliations
Basler Zeitung

Education

University of Marburg
Faculty of Arts / German and English
Country: Germany
Leibniz University Hannover
Faculty of Social Sciences / Sociology and Social Psychology
Country: Germany

Awards

Heimrad Bäcker Prize
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Swiss Literature Prize
2014
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Prize of Carinthia
1992
Work: Babyfucker
Organization: Unknown
Result: 第2位

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Fuzzhase

1988 novel

Babyfucker

1992 novel

Controversial experimental novel

experimentalismsocial critique
Translations
  • Peter Smith訳 (2010)

The Old Man and the Bench

1993 novel
Translations
  • Patrick Greaney訳 (2015)

Bibliography

  • Fuzzhase (1988)
  • Öz & Kco: Sieben fernmündliche Delirien (1990)
  • Babyfucker (1992)
  • The Old Man and the Bench (1993)
  • Holder die Polder (2001)
  • schœn! schœn! (2003)
  • Im Kinde schwirren die Ahnen (2008)
  • In Sepps Welt (2013)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
experimental prose style

Legacy

Swiss writer known for experimental prose style and controversial works.