biography
pronunciation:
[mooshk]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1934– )
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| biography:
| Writer and literary critic, born in Zollikon, N Switzerland. He became professor of German literature in Zurich in 1970. His widely read novels are characterized by their black humour and ironic wit as well as the expert manner in which they are constructed. His works include Im Sommer des Hasen (1965), Gegenzauber (1967), and Leib und Leben (1982). Among other works are radio and television plays, and a biography of Gottfried Keller. He was awarded the Georg-Büchner-Preis in 1994. |
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