Friedrich Dürrenmatt




Friedrich Dürrenmatt

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born
January 05, 1921

died
December 14, 1990

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male

place of birth
Konolfingen, Switzerland

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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 The Visit: A Tragi-Comedy
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
avg rating 3.98 — 208 ratings — published 1956
23 editions
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The Physicists The Physicists
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
avg rating 3.95 — 195 ratings — published 1962
15 editions
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Der Richter Und Sein Henker 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
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The Pledge The Pledge
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
avg rating 4.15 — 89 ratings — published 1958
19 editions
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Der Verdacht Der Verdacht
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
avg rating 3.73 — 90 ratings — published 1951
11 editions
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Die Panne Die Panne
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
avg rating 4.10 — 39 ratings — published 1986
7 editions
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The Inspector Barlach Mysterie... The Inspector Barlach Mysteries: The Judge and His Hangman and Suspicion
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
avg rating 3.79 — 39 ratings — published 1998
3 editions
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Romulus der Große. Romulus der Große.
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
avg rating 3.87 — 31 ratings — published 1962
7 editions
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Friedrich Durrenmatt: Selected... Friedrich Durrenmatt: Selected Writings, Volume 2, Fictions
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
avg rating 4.44 — 18 ratings — published 2006
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Justiz. Justiz.
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
avg rating 4.06 — 16 ratings — published 1985
7 editions
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"[Gott ist] gerecht, Hofdichter. Sonst wäre die Welt keine Hölle."
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""Je planmässiger Menschen vorgehen, desto wirksamer trifft sie der Zufall.""
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