Raphael Bendicht Urweider was born on 5 November 1974 in

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 ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. He is a writer in

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and

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and a musician.

Career

Raphael Urweider is the son of a reformed minister. He studied

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and

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at the

University of Fribourg The University of Fribourg (french: Université de Fribourg; german: Universität Freiburg) is a public university located in Fribourg, Switzerland. The roots of the university can be traced back to 1580, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisius ...

. He performed with LDeeP and has composed music for a number of plays. He also worked on two plays with Samuel Schwarz – Maxim Gorki Theatre and Deutsches Schauspielhaus (Hamburg). His first volume of poetry, ''

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'', was published in 2000. He subsequently published "Kobold and the Kunstpfeifer" in 2002, "The opposite of meat" in 2003, and "Poems of craze and longing" in 2008. He has also translated plays and poetry.

Awards

In 1999, he received the Arbeitsstipendium des Deutschen Literaturfonds and the

Leonce-und-Lena-Preis Leonce-und-Lena-Preis is a literary prize of Hesse. The award was founded in 1968, the City of Darmstadt has been awarding the prize since 1979. Leonce and Lena is a play by Georg Büchner. The prize money is €8,000. German-speaking authors who ...

. In 2001, he was awarded the Förderpreis des Bremer Literaturpreises, the 3sat award at the Ingeborg Bachmann Competition in 2002, and the

Clemens-Brentano-Preis Clemens-Brentano-Preis of the city of Heidelberg is a literary prize of Germany. It was established in 1993, and named after the German poet Clemens Brentano (1778–1842). The prize money is €10,000. Recipients Source: * 1993 Günter Coufal ...

in 2004. In 2009, he received the 'Schillerpreis' for his poetry in 'Alle deine Namen'.

References

External links

* People from Bern Swiss writers Living people 1974 births {{Switzerland-writer-stub