Hans Mühlethaler (9 July 1930 – 17 September 2016) was a

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writer.

Career

Mühlethaler was a teacher in the

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and in the city of

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, later a

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and secretary of the Gruppe Olten. His play ''An der Grenze'' ( theatre of the absurd) was premiered in 1963 at the

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under the direction of

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and published by Hans Rudolf Hilty in his literary magazine ''Hortulus''. For his poems ''Zutreffendes ankreuzen'' he was awarded the Literature Prize of the Canton of Bern in 1968. He wrote novels and non-fiction and was a member of the Association of Authors of Switzerland.

Personal life

He lived in Bern, was married and had five children. Mühlethaler died on 17 September 2016, aged 86.

References

External links

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Hans Mühlethaler in the Online Encyclopedia of Bernese Writers

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