Friedrich Dürrenmatt

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born

January 05, 1921

died

December 14, 1990

gender

male

place of birth

Konolfingen, Switzerland

website

http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/durrenmatt/

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Dürrenmatt was born in the Emmental (canton of Bern), the son of a Protestant pastor. His grandfather Ulrich Dürrenmatt was a conservative politician. The family moved to Bern in 1935. Dürrenmatt began to study philosophy and German language and literature at the University of Zurich in 1941, but moved to the University of Bern after one semester. In 1943 he decided to become an author and dramatist and dropped his academic career. In 1945-46, he wrote his first play "It is written". On October 11 1946 he married the actress Lotti Geissler. She died on January 16 1983 and Dürrenmatt married again in 1984 to another actress, Charlotte Kerr.

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	The Visit: A Tragi-Comedy by Friedrich Dürrenmatt avg rating 3.98 — 208 ratings — published 1956 23 editions	my rating:
	The Physicists by Friedrich Dürrenmatt avg rating 3.95 — 195 ratings — published 1962 15 editions	my rating:
	Der Richter Und Sein Henker by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, William Gillis (Editor), John J. Neumaier (Editor) avg rating 3.64 — 159 ratings — published 1952 22 editions	my rating:
	The Pledge by Friedrich Dürrenmatt avg rating 4.15 — 89 ratings — published 1958 19 editions	my rating:
	Der Verdacht by Friedrich Dürrenmatt avg rating 3.73 — 90 ratings — published 1951 11 editions	my rating:
	Die Panne by Friedrich Dürrenmatt avg rating 4.10 — 39 ratings — published 1986 7 editions	my rating:
	The Inspector Barlach Mysteries: The Judge and His Hangman and Suspicion by Friedrich Dürrenmatt avg rating 3.79 — 39 ratings — published 1998 3 editions	my rating:
	Romulus der Große. by Friedrich Dürrenmatt avg rating 3.87 — 31 ratings — published 1962 7 editions	my rating:
	Friedrich Durrenmatt: Selected Writings, Volume 2, Fictions by Friedrich Dürrenmatt avg rating 4.44 — 18 ratings — published 2006	my rating:
	Justiz. by Friedrich Dürrenmatt avg rating 4.06 — 16 ratings — published 1985 7 editions	my rating: