Hans Mühlethaler
Hans Mühlethaler | |
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| Born | July 9, 1930 Mungnau bei Zollbrück (Lauperswil), Switzerland |
| Died | September 17, 2016 (aged 86) |
| Citizenship | Swiss |
| Occupation | Literature |
| Known for | An der Grenze (1963), Die Fowlersche Lösung (1978), Abschied von Burgund (1991), Gruppe Olten |
Hans Mühlethaler (July 9, 1930 – September 17, 2016) was a Swiss writer.
Mühlethaler was teacher in the Emmental and in the city of Bern, later a freelance writer and secretary of the Gruppe Olten. His play An der Grenze (theatre of the absurd) was premiered in 1963 at the Schauspielhaus Zurich under the direction of Karl Suter and published by Hans Rudolf Hilty in his literary magazine Hortulus. For his poems Zutreffendes ankreuzen he was awarded the Literature Prize of the Canton of Bern in 1968. He has written novels and nonfiction and is a member of the Association of Authors of Switzerland.[1] He lived in Bern, was married and has five children. Mühlethaler died on September 17, 2016, aged 86.[2]
References
- ^ Fredi Lerch: Vom Sinn des Scheiterns.. In: Die Wochenzeitung, №30–31, 2008.
- ^ "Schriftsteller und Ex-Sekretär der Gruppe Olten: Hans Mühlethaler 86-jährig gestorben - NZZ Feuilleton". Nzz.ch. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
External links
- Literature by and about Hans Mühlethaler in the German National Library catalogue
- Publications by and about Hans Mühlethaler in the catalogue Helveticat of the Swiss National Library
- Hans Mühlethaler in the Online Encyclopedia of Bernese Writers, University of Bern
- hansmuehlethaler.com
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Categories:
- Swiss dramatists and playwrights
- Swiss writers
- 1930 births
- 2016 deaths
- Swiss male writers
- People from Emmental District
- People from Bern
- 20th-century male writers
- 21st-century male writers
- 20th-century dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century Swiss writers
- 21st-century Swiss writers