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Thomas Hurlimann
Birth at
21 December 1950
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Thomas Hürlimann was born on December 21, 1950 in Zyug, Switzerland. His father was a government councillor and MP. He studied philosophy at the University of Zurich and the Free University of Berlin. From 1974 he lived in Berlin; from 1982-1985 he worked as an assistant director and playwright at the Schiller Theatre in Berlin; in 1985 he returned to Switzerland. As a writer, Hürlimann made his debut in 1981 with the short story Tessinerin ", which won several awards. Then followed the plays
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Thomas Hürlimann was born on December 21, 1950 in Zyug, Switzerland. His father was a government councillor and MP. He studied philosophy at the University of Zurich and the Free University of Berlin. From 1974 he lived in Berlin; from 1982-1985 he worked as an assistant director and playwright at the Schiller Theatre in Berlin; in 1985 he returned to Switzerland. As a writer, Hürlimann made his debut in 1981 with the short story Tessinerin ", which won several awards. Then followed the plays "Grandfather and half-brother" (1981), "Duration" (1984), the story "Conversation" (1989), the comedy "Der letzte Gast" and others. In 2000, the world saw the first novel of the writer - "The Big Boat". His plays are staged in many theaters in Germany and Switzerland, and his works have received many awards. A notable event in the cultural life of Switzerland and Germany was published in 2001 a new story by Hürlimann - "Fräulein Stark". It is worth noting that its first circulation of 25 thousand copies was sold out in three days. In 2001, the Academy of Sciences and Letters in Mainz awarded Thomas Hürliman the prestigious Joseph Breitbach Prize for this story. Since 2001, Thomas Hürlimann has lectured at the German Literary Institute in Leipzig and at the University of Konstanz.