Friedrich Dürrenmatt

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born

January 05, 1921 in Konolfingen, Switzerland

died

December 14, 1990

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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.

He was a proponent of epic theater whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The po...more

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Average rating: 3.86 · 4,961 ratings · 286 reviews · 135 distinct works

	Der Richter und sein Henker by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, John J. Neumaier (Editor), William Gillis (Editor) 3.64 avg rating — 1,185 ratings — published 1952 — 21 editions	My rating:
	The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Patrick Bowles (Translator), Friedrich Durrenmatt 3.88 avg rating — 1,460 ratings — published 1956 — 31 editions	My rating:
	The Pledge by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Joel Agee (Translator), Friedrich Durrenmatt 3.94 avg rating — 680 ratings — published 1958 — 26 editions	My rating:
	Die Physiker 3.98 avg rating — 2,138 ratings — published 1962 — 17 editions	My rating:
	Die Panne 4.12 avg rating — 166 ratings — published 1956 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Romulus der Große 3.96 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 1962 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Justiz 3.88 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 1985 — 10 editions	My rating:
	The Inspector Barlach Mysteries: The Judge and His Hangman and Suspicion by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Joel Agee (Translator), Sven Birkerts (Foreword by) 3.93 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 1983 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Grieche sucht Griechin 3.71 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1955 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Assignment: or, On the Observing of the Observer of the Observers by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Friedrich Durrenmatt, Joel Agee (Translation) 3.60 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1986 — 12 editions	My rating:

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“A story is not finished, until it has taken the worst turn”
― Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Physicists

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“A writer doesn’t solve problems. He allows them to emerge.”
― Friedrich Dürrenmatt

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“Je planmässiger Menschen vorgehen, desto wirksamer trifft sie der Zufall.”
― Friedrich Dürrenmatt

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