Jürg Amann
Swiss author and dramatist (1947-2013)
Jürg Amann (born in Winterthur on 2 July 1947; died on 5 May 2013, in Zurich) was a Swiss author and dramatist. He has written radio plays, a biography of Robert Walser, and other works.
Awards
1982 Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
1983 Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis
Bibliography
German
Das Symbol Kafka. Bern 1974
Die Korrektur. Wien 1977
Hardenberg. Romantische Erzählung nach dem Nachlass des Novalis. Aarau 1978
Verirren oder Das plötzliche Schweigen des Robert Walser. Aarau 1978
Die Kunst des wirkungsvollen Abgangs. Aarau 1979
Die Baumschule. Berichte aus dem Réduit.
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