Adolf Muschg - His life, Awards, Works, voice recordings, Weblinks

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.

Adolf Muschg
Born	May 13, 1934 Zollikon
Died	Living
Occupation	writer, professor

Adolf Muschg (* May 13, 1934 in Zollikon, canton of Zurich) is a writer and literature professor from Switzerland.

His life

Adolf Muschg studied german studies, english studies as well as philosophy at the universities of Zurich and Cambridge and achieved his doctor title with a work about Ernst Barlach.

Between 1959 and 1962 he worked as a teacher in Zurich, then different engagements as a teacher followed in Germany (Göttingen), Japan and the USA. Muschg was also provocative with works like “Wenn Auschwitz in der Schweiz liegt” („If Auschwitz is in Switzerland“).

Since 1976 he is a member of the Akademie der Künste, Berlin; furthermore, he is member of the „Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur“, Mainz and the „Deutschen Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung“, Darmstadt.

Awards

1968 Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Price 1974 Hermann-Hesse-Price 1984 Zurich Literature Price 1990 Carl-Zuckmayer-Medal 1993 Ricarda-Huch-Price 1994 Georg-Büchner-Price 2001 Grimmelshausen-Price

Works

Im Sommer des Hasen, 1965 Gegenzauber, 1967 Fremdkörper, 1968 Rumpelstilz. Jahrhundert, 1976 Noch ein Wunsch, 1979 Baiyun oder die Freundschaftsgesellschaft, 1980 Leib und Leben, 1982 Das Licht und der Schlüssel. Erziehungsroman eines Vampirs, novel, 1984 Goethe als Emigrant, 1986 Der Turmhahn und andere Lebensgeschichten, 1987 Der Rote Ritter. Zusprüche und Nachreden aus dem Sprechzimmer eines heiligen Grals, 1994 Nur ausziehen wollte sie sich nicht, 1995 Die Insel, die Kolumbus nicht gefunden hat. Eine Erzählung, 2002 Gehen kann ich allein und andere Liebesgeschichten, 2003 Der Schein trügt nicht. Ueber Goethe, 2004 Eikan, du bist spät, 2005

other works

Gottfried Keller, biography, 1977 Wenn Auschwitz in der Schweiz liegt, 1997

voice recordings

Baiyun oder die Freundschaftsgesellschaft; Läufer und Brücken - eine unveröffentlichte Erzählung.

Weblinks

Works by and about Adolf Muschg in the German National Library catalogue Portrait of the author by Suhrkamp V Information by the ETH Zurich