Ruth Schweikert
Ruth Schweikert (15 July 1964 – 4 June 2023) was a Swiss writer. She is best known for her novels ''Augen zu'' (Eyes Shut) (1998), ''Ohio'' (2005) and ''How we get older'' (2015). Schweikert was awarded a number of prizes, including the Swiss Schiller Prize, Schiller Foundation Prize in 1999, the Art Prize of the City of Zurich in 2016 and the Solothurn Literature Prize, also in 2016. Life Schweikert was born on 15 July 1964 in Lörrach, southern Germany. She published her debut, ''Erdnüsse. Totschlagen'', a collection of short stories, in 1994. The book garnered immediate attention, and Schweikert "caused a sensation as a powerful voice for a new, young generation in Swiss literature", inviting comparison with writers Peter Weber and Urs Richle. She is best known for her novels ''Augen zu'' (Eyes Shut) (1998), ''Ohio'' (2005) and ''How we get older'' (2015). She was president of the Suisseculture association for four years, and mentored young writers at the Literature Insti ...
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