Jürg Federspiel
Jürg Fortunat Federspiel | |
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Born | (1931-06-28)June 28, 1931 Kemptthal, Canton Zurich |
Died | February 25, 2007(2007-02-25) (aged 75) Basel, Switzerland |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Swiss |
Genre | short story, historical novel, poetry |
Notable works | The Ballad of Typhoid Mary |
Jürg Fortunat Federspiel (28 June 1931 – 12 January 2007) was a Swiss writer, born in Kemptthal, Canton Zurich. Federspiel authored more than 20 novels and short story collections.[1]
Background and education
Federspiel grew up in Davos and attended secondary school in Basel. From 1951 he worked as a journalist and film critic for several Swiss newspapers, and spent time in Germany, France, Great Britain, Ireland and the USA.
Career
His first notable work was a collection of short stories, Orangen und Tode ("Oranges and death") in 1961.[2] In the English-speaking world his best-known work was The Ballad of Typhoid Mary.[1] A historical novel about the life of Mary Mallon, it was published in German in 1982, and in English translation a year later by Random House.[3]
Towards the end of his life, he lived alternately in Basel and New York City. His last published book was Mond ohne Zeiger ("Moon without hands"), a collection of poetry in 2001. He suffered for years with severe diabetes and Parkinson's disease.[1]
Federspiel died on 25 February 2007 in Basel, having been missing since 12 January 2007. The cause of death was assumed to be suicide.[2]
External links
- Publications by and about Jürg Federspiel in the catalogue Helveticat of the Swiss National Library
- "Literary estate of Jürg Federspiel". HelveticArchives. Swiss National Library.
References
- ^ a b c "Jürg Federspiel, Who Wrote 'Typhoid Mary,' Dies at 75". New York Times. 28 February 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ a b Jürg Federspiel tot aufgefunden, NZZ Online, retrieved 11 September 2011
- ^ Belling, Catherine (21 July 2008). "Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database -- Federspiel, J. F. -- The Ballad of Typhoid Mary". New York University. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
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- 1970: Gerold Späth / Fritz Gafner / Urs Raussmüller
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- 1972: Paul Nizon / Walter Rüfenacht / Peter Vogt
- 1973: Hans Ulrich Lehmann / Florin Granwehr
- 1974: Silvio Blatter / Max Bolliger / Marianne Gloor
- 1975: Beat Brechbühl / Ulrich Elsener
- 1976: Rolf Hörler / Roland Hotz / Walther Kauer
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- 1979: Hermann Burger / Jürg Altherr
- 1980: Franz Böni / Federico Hindermann / Thomas Müllenbach
- 1981: Roland Moser / Claudia Storz-Bürli
- 1983: Jürg Amann / Rosina Kuhn
- 1983: Hansjörg Schertenleib / Klaus Born
- 1984: Emil Zopfi / Berndt Höppner
- 1985: André Grab / Alfred Zimmerlin
- 1986: Hanna Johansen / Martin Hamburger / Peter Bräuniger
- 1987: Felix Stephan Huber / Martin Wehrli
- 1988: Iso Camartin / Jürg Burkhart
- 1989: Christoph Rütimann / Thomas Hürlimann
- 1990: Rita Ernst / Daniel Schnyder
- 1991: Hans Danuser / Dante Andrea Franzetti
- 1992: Thomas David Müller / Peter Sieber
- 1993: Hannes Brunner / Tim Krohn
- 1994: Hans Ulrich Bächtold / Rainer Henrich / Kurt Jakob Rüetschi / Thomas Stalder
- 1995: Urs Frei / Konrad Klotz
- 1996: Mischa Käser, Christoph Mörgeli
- 1997: Perikles Monioudis / Beatrice Maritz
- 1998: Silvia Gertsch / Max Gassmann
- 2017: Veronika Job / Urs Mannhart / Bruno Rauch (Free Opera Company Zürich)
- 2018: Dorothee Elmiger / Simone E. Pfenninger / Tom Emerson
- 2019: Viktoria Dimitrova Popova / Guillaume Bruère / Adrian Gerber