About Jürg Amann
Lived 1947 – 2013 (aged 65). Jürg Amann was a Swiss and German dramaturge, translator, radio playwright, writer, poet and literary critic.
Jürg Amann (born in Winterthur on 2 July 1947; died on 5 May 2013, in Zurich ) was a Swiss author and dramatist. He has written radio plays, a biography of Robert Walser, and other works.
Awards 1982 Ingeborg Bachmann Prize 1983 Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis
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Who was Jürg Amann?
Swiss author and dramatist (1947-2013)
When was Jürg Amann born?
Jürg Amann was born on 2 July 1947 in Winterthur.
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Jürg Amann died on 5 May 2013 in Zurich.
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Jürg Amann was a dramaturge, translator, radio playwright, writer, poet and literary critic.
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Jürg Amann was Swiss and German.
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