Peter Zeindler (born 1934) is a

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journalist,

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writer, and playwright. He was born in

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. His play ''Der Eremit'' was first staged at the Stadttheater in

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in 1966. The play ''Kurzschluss'' was first staged at the

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in 1969. The comedy ''Der Kurgast'' was staged at

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in Zürich in 1985. Among his crime novels are ''Tarock'' from 1982, ''Die Ringe des Saturns'' from 1984, ''Der Zirkel'' from 1985, and ''Das Sargbukett'' from 1992. In 2009, he published the book ''Die Meisterpartie'', a collection of criminal short stories. He was awarded the

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four times, in 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992. Among other awards is the Honorary Award from the city of Zürich in 1995.

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