Jürg Schubiger
Jürg Schubiger | |
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Schubiger in March 2014 | |
| Born | 14 October 1936 Zürich, Switzerland |
| Died | 15 September 2014 |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Occupation(s) | Psychotherapist and children's writer |
Jürg Schubiger (14 October 1936 – 15 September 2014) was a Swiss psychotherapist and writer of children's books. He won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (German Youth Literature Award) in 1996 for Als die Welt noch jung war.[1]
For his "lasting contribution" as a children's writer Schubiger received the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2008. The award conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People is the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books.[2][3]
Life
Schubiger was born in Zürich and raised in Winterthur, Switzerland. He graduated from the University of Zürich in German Studies, Psychology and Philosophy.[4] He wrote his PhD thesis on Franz Kafka. He most recently lived in Zürich. Schubiger died in 2014, aged 77, four weeks and one day before his 78th birthday.[5]
Works
Children's
- Dieser Hund heißt Himmel. Tag- und Nachtgeschichten. Illustrated by Klaus Steffens. Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 1978, ISBN 3-407-80541-1
- Das Löwengebrüll. Märchen, Geschichten. Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 1988, ISBN 3-407-80190-4
- Als die Welt noch jung war. Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 1995, ISBN 3-407-79653-6; Taschenbuch ebd. 2000, ISBN 3-407-78393-0
- When the World was New: Stories Annick Press Ltd., 1996, ISBN 978-1-55037-500-8
- Mutter, Vater, ich und sie. Erzählung. Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 1997, ISBN 3-407-79748-6; Taschenbuch ebd. 2001, ISBN 3-407-78479-1
- Wo ist das Meer? Geschichten. Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 2000, ISBN 3-407-79806-7; Taschenbuch ebd. 2003, ISBN 3-407-78554-2
- Seltsame Abenteuer des Don Quijote. Aufbau, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-351-04046-6
- Die Geschichte von Wilhelm Tell. Nagel & Kimche, München 2003, ISBN 3-312-00942-1; DTV, München 2006, ISBN 3-423-62268-7
- Aller Anfang (with Franz Hohler). Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 2006, ISBN 3-407-79914-4
- Der weiße und der schwarze Bär. Hammer, Wuppertal 2007, ISBN 978-3-7795-0078-0
- Zebra, Zecke, Zauberwort (with Isabel Pin). Hammer, Wuppertal 2009, ISBN 978-3-7795-0226-5
- Der Wind hat Geburtstag. Hammer, Wuppertal 2010, ISBN 978-3-7795-0282-1
- De Strubelpeter. Mundartfassung. Elfundzehn, Eglisau 2010, ISBN 978-3-905769-20-3
Prose
- Barbara. Erzählung. Tschudy, St. Gallen 1956
- Guten Morgen. Eine Erzählung. Tschudy, St. Gallen 1958
- Die vorgezeigten Dinge. Geschichten. Zytglogge, Gümligen 1972, ISBN 3-7296-0010-9
- Haus der Nonna: Eine Kindheit in Tessin (with Joli Schubiger-Cedraschi). Huber, Frauenfeld 1980; überarbeitete Neuausgabe: Limmat, Zürich 1996, ISBN 3-85791-270-7
- Unerwartet grün. Luchterhand, Darmstadt 1983, ISBN 3-472-86564-4
- Hin- und Hergeschichten (with Franz Hohler). Nagel & Kimche, Zürich 1986, ISBN 3-312-00118-8; Fischer Taschenbuch, Frankfurt am Main 1989, ISBN 3-596-29258-1
- Hinterlassene Schuhe. Novel. Nagel & Kimche, Zürich 1989, ISBN 3-312-00142-0
- Haller und Helen. Novel. Haymon, Innsbruck 2002, ISBN 3-85218-396-0
- Das Ausland. Hammer, Wuppertal 2003, ISBN 3-87294-929-2
- Du stehst in meinen Leben herum. Journal zu zweit (mit Renate Schubiger). Zytglogge, Oberhofen 2004, ISBN 3-7296-0681-6
- Die kleine Liebe. Novel. Haymon, Innsbruck 2008, ISBN 978-3-85218-558-3
References
- ^ "Jürg Schubiger". Litrix.de. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Hans Christian Andersen Awards". International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ^ "2008" (directory). Hans Christian Andersen Awards. IBBY. With presentation speech by Zohreh Ghaeni (7 September 2008), acceptance speech by Schubiger, and other contemporary material. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ^ "Jürg Schubiger". Goethe Institut. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Schweizer Schriftsteller Jürg Schubiger gestorben". orf.at (in German). 16 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
External links
- Schubiger's blog (in German)