Christoph Simon (born 1972,

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, Switzerland) is a Swiss writer. After travelling in the Middle East, Poland, South America, London and New York, he settled in

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. His first novel, ''Franz, or Why Antelopes Run in Herds'' (2001) has sold over 10,000 copies, while ''Planet Obrist'' (2005) was nominated for the

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. ''Zbinden’s Progress'' is his fourth novel and was translated into English and published by

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in 2012.

Life

Christoph Simon attended high school in Thun and the Jazz School in Bern. Later he traveled to Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Poland, South America, London and New York. He broke off his studies in Basel in 1997 and began to write, while doing various temporary jobs (post office, bank). He now lives as a freelance writer in Bern.

Awards

*Winner of the Bern Literature Prize 2010.

Works

Novels

''Zbinden's Progress''
trans. Donal McLaughlin. London:

, 2012. * ''Viel Gutes zum kleinen Preis'' (''A lot of good for a small price'') Bilger, Zürich 2011. * ''Spaziergänger Zbinden'' (''Zbinden's Progress'') Bilger, Zürich 2010, * ''Planet Obrist''(''Planet Obrist'') Bilger, Zürich 2005, * ''Luna Llena''. Bilger, Zürich 2003, * ''Franz oder Warum Antilopen nebeneinander laufen'' (''Franz or Why antelope Run in Herds'') Bilger, Zürich 2001,

References

External links

Christoph Simon's website
German) 1972 births Living people Swiss writers {{Switzerland-writer-stub