Franz Hohler (born 1 March 1943) is a Swiss author and
cabaret
Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or d ...
performer based in
Zürich
Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 43 ...
.
Life
Hohler is the author of one-man programs and satirical programs for television and radio. He has written theater pieces, children's books, stories and novels. In 2002, he received the
Kassel Literary Prize
The Kassel Literary Prize for Grotesque Humor (''Kasseler Literaturpreis für grotesken Humor''), established 1985, is an annual prize awarded by the city of Kassel and the Brückner-Kühner foundation in recognition of "grotesque and comic work" ...
for Grotesque Humor, in 2005 the Art Prize of
Zurich, in 2014 the
Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis
The Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis was endowed in 1936 in honour of the writer and dialectal poet Johann Peter Hebel. The prize is since 1974 awarded every two years (before every year) to writers, translators, essayists, media representatives or scient ...
.
One of Hohler's most famous works is the "Totemügerli". It's a Swiss-German story based upon a fabulous creature, written to make fun of the particular dialect spoken in the Canton of
Bern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese
, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
, website ...
by using words sounding like the Bernese dialect but which aren't real words. His collection of witty short stories ''Der Stein'' (2011) features border-crossing between the realistic and the fantastic. It is humorous and thought-provoking.
Work
Books (selected works)
* ''Wo?''
Luchterhand, Darmstadt und Neuwied 1975, .
* ''Hin- und Hergeschichten''. In co-operation with Jürg Schubiger. Nagel & Kimche, Zürich 1986, .
* ''Das verspeiste Buch. Eine Fortsetzungsgeschichte (mit Bildern von Hans Traxler)''. Schöffling, Frankfurt 1996, .
* ''Es klopft''. Luchterhand, München 2007, .
* ''Immer höher''. AS Verlag 2014, .
* ''Der Autostopper. Die kurzen Erzählungen''. Luchterhand, München 2014, .
* ''Ein Feuer im Garten''. Luchterhand, München 2015, .
Literature
* Martin Hauzenberger: ''Franz Hohler''. Römerhof Verlag 2015, .
References
External links
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Living people
Swiss writers
1943 births
People from Biel/Bienne
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