About Jürg Weibel
Lived 1944 – 2006 (aged 61). Jürg Weibel was a Swiss writer, journalist, librettist and teacher.
Jürg Weibel (Bern, 19 August 1944 - Basel, 24 May 2006) was a Swiss writer, journalist and teacher.
He studied medicine, German, history and philology at the University of Basel. He was a member of Gruppe Olten and of P.E.N.
Career Jürg Weibel worked as a school teacher and writer, before breaking through as a celebrated writer. He earned fame with his historical novels and plays. Although lesser known as a playwright and poet, he did write them.
Works Novels Ellbogenfreiheit. Patriotische Gedichte. Lenos, Basel 1978 Rattenbesuch. Phantastische Erzählungen. Nachtmaschine, Basel 1979 Saat ohne Ernte. Legende und Wirklichkeit im Leben des General Johann August Sutter. Nachtmaschine, Basel 1980 Die schönste Frau der Stadt. 10 Erzählungen. Orte, Zürich 1981 Feinarbeit im Morgengrauen / Laubscher. Zwei Erzählungen. Ritter, Klagenfurt 1981 Das Schweigen der Frauen von Masachapa. Erzählungen. Nachtmaschine, Basel 1983 Geisterstadt. Erzählungen. Nachtmaschine, Basel 1985 Die seltsamen Absenzen des Herrn von Z. Roman. Edition Erpf bei Neptun, Kreuzlingen 1988 Tod in den Kastanien. Roman. Edition Erpf, Bern 1990 Captain Wirz: Eine Chronik. Ein dokumentarischer Roman. Edition Erpf, Bern 1991 Beethovens Fünfte. Roman. Xenon, Basel 1996 Ein Kind von Madonna. Irre Geschichten. Cosmos, Muri bei Bern 1999 Doppelmord am Wisenberg. Kriminalroman. Orte, Oberegg 2006
Short stories Rats Visit (1979) Work Fine at Dawn (1981) The Silence of the women of Masachapa (1983) Ghost Town (1985) A Child of Madonna (1999)
Poems Elbow (1978)
Theatre D’Muetter wott’s wüsse. UA: Stadttheater Bern 1985 Tangostunde. UA: Zähringer-Theater Bern 1995
Radio and others Die Literatur Lateinamerikas im Aufbruch. Schweizer Radio DRS, 1978 Was hat Jazz mit Literatur zu tun? DRS, 1986/87 Die wunderbare Wirklichkeit Amerikas. Zum Werk Alejo Carpentiers. DRS, 1988 Henry Wirz: Massenmörder oder Sündenbock? (Hörspiel). DRS, 1990 November (Hörspiel). SWF, 1992 Gold-Dreck (Hörspiel in 4 Folgen). SWF, 1994 Schizophrenie und Poesie (Feature). SWR, 2000
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Who was Jürg Weibel?
Swiss writer (1944–2006)
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Jürg Weibel was born on 19 August 1944 in Bern, Basel.
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Jürg Weibel died on 24 May 2006 in Basel.
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Jürg Weibel was a writer, journalist, librettist and teacher.
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Jürg Weibel was Swiss.
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