Thomas Hürlimann (born 21 December 1950) is a Swiss playwright and novelist.

Biography

Hürlimann was born in Zug, Switzerland. He is a son of the former government and federal councilor (Minister) Hans Hürlimann. He studied philosophy in Zürich and Berlin, worked as an assistant director and dramaturge at the Berlin

Schiller Theater The Schiller Theater is a theatre building in Berlin, Germany. It is located in the central Charlottenburg district at Bismarckstraße 110, near Ernst-Reuter-Platz. Opened in 1907, the building served as a second venue for the Prussian State ...

and was a guest lecturer at the

German Institute for Literature The German Institute for Literature (German: ''Deutsches Literaturinstitut Leipzig'', DLL) is a part of Leipzig University. It was founded in 1955 under the name Johannes R. Becher-Institut. Among the noted writers who graduated from the school a ...

in Leipzig. His 1989 novel ''Das Gartenhaus'' was published as ''The Couple'' in the United States in 1991. His works have been translated into 21 languages.

Works

Selected works include:

Prosa

* ''Die Tessinerin'' (1981), * ''Das Gartenhaus'' (1989), * ''Die Satellitenstadt'' (1992), * ''Carleton'' (1996) * ''Das Holztheater'' (1997), * ''Die Lawine'' (1998) * ''Himmelsöhi, hilf! Über die Schweiz und andere Nester'' (2002), * ''Vierzig Rosen'' (2006), * ''Der Sprung in den Papierkorb. Geschichten, Gedanken und Notizen am Rand'' (2008), * ''Dämmerschoppen. Geschichten aus 30 Jahren'' (2009), * ''Nietzsches Regenschirm''. (2015), * ''Heimkehr'' (2018), * ''Der rote Diamant'' (2022),

Theater

* ''Grossvater und Halbbruder'' (1981) * ''Der letzte Gast'' (1990) * ''Der Gesandte'' (1991) * ''De Franzos im Ybrig'' (1991) * ''Güdelmäntig'' (1993) * ''Fräulein Stark'' (2001) * ''Vierzig Rosen'' (2006) * ''Der Sprung in den Papierkorb'' (2008)

Awards

* 1981

Aspekte-Literaturpreis The Aspekte-Literaturpreis (''Aspekte'' Literature Prize) is awarded annually for the best debut novel written in German, as judged by a panel of writers, critics, and scholars. The prize is sponsored by the ZDF television network through its arts ...

for ''Die Tessinerin'' * 1992 Marieluise-Fleisser-Preis * 1997 Literaturpreis der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung * 1998

Solothurner Literaturpreis The Solothurner Literaturpreis is a literary award for a literary achievement by a German language writer. Awarded since 1994, the annual prize is 15,000 Swiss francs. It is named after the city of Solothurn in Switzerland. Winners *1994: Mon ...

* 2001

Joseph Breitbach Prize Joseph-Breitbach-Preis (Joseph Breitbach Prize) is a literary prize awarded by the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz (Academy of Sciences and Literature of Mainz), in Germany and the Joseph Breitbach Foundation. Established in ...

* 2007 Schillerpreis * 2008 Caroline-Schlegel-Preis * 2011 Thomas Mann Prize * 2014

Alemannischer Literaturpreis Alemannischer Literaturpreis is a German literary prize. It was established in 1981 and is awarded to authors in the Alemannic regions of Germany. The prize was originally awarded every two years but changed to every three years in 1987. The winne ...

* 2019

Gottfried-Keller-Preis The Gottfried-Keller-Preis, prix Gottfried-Keller, or premio Gottfried Keller is one of the oldest literary awards of Switzerland. The prize was created by Martin Bodmer and is named after the Swiss author Gottfried Keller. It is awarded every tw ...

Honorary doctorates

* 2016

University of Basel The University of Basel (Latin: ''Universitas Basiliensis'', German: ''Universität Basel'') is a university in Basel, Switzerland. Founded on 4 April 1460, it is Switzerland's oldest university and among the world's oldest surviving universit ...

Memberships

* Member of the

Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste in München (Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts) is an association of renowned personalities in Munich, Bavaria. It was founded by the Free State of Bavaria in 1948, continuing a tradition established in 1808 by ...

* Member of the

Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung The Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung (in English German Academy for Language and Literature) was founded on 28 August 1949, on the 200th birthday of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, in the Paulskirche in Frankfurt. It is seated in Darmstadt, ...

* Member of the

Academy of Arts, Berlin The Academy of Arts (german: Akademie der Künste) is a state arts institution in Berlin, Germany. The task of the Academy is to promote art, as well as to advise and support the states of Germany. The Academy's predecessor organization was fo ...

References

External links

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Thomas Hürlimann: New German dramatic art
Goethe-Instituts Website 1950 births Living people People from Zug Swiss writers in German Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin {{Switzerland-writer-stub