Biography
Born on 21 May 1938 in Basel
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| 1966 | |
After studying German, French and history in Basel, Montpellier and Paris, he receives his doctoral degree with a dissertation on German Post-War-prose |
| 1967 - 1984 | Worked as freelance author and editor in Frankfurt/Main | |
| 1968 | Co-founder of Verlag der Autoren | |
| 1984 | Returns to Switzerland | |
| 1997 | Received the Mülheim Drama Prize | |
| 2000 | Received the Bertolt-Brecht-Prize of the city of Augsburg | |
| 2002 | Received the Literature Prize of the Bavarian Academy of the Arts | |
| 2003 | Received the City Writer-Literature-Prize of ZDF, 3sat and the city of Mainz | |
| 2007 | Received the Friedrich-Hölderlin-Prize | |
| Lives in Zurich |
Bibliography
Herr Adamson, 2009
Das Buch des Vaters, 2004
Der Geliebte der Mutter, 2000
Vor uns die Sintflut, 1998
Top Dogs, 1997
Liebesbrief für Mary, 1993
Der blaue Spion, 1992
Das Paradies des Vergessens, 1990
Der Kongress der Paläolepidopterologen, 1989
Liebesnacht, 1982
Das enge Land, 1981
Links
LiteraTour - Urs Widmer
List of links related to Urs Widmer
Titel - Magazin für Literatur und mehr
Interview with Urs Widmer on 05.10.2004, Interviewer: Thomas Combrink
