Theresia Walser (born 20 November 1967) is a German playwright, known for comedies with

grotesque Since at least the 18th century (in French and German, as well as English), grotesque has come to be used as a general adjective for the strange, mysterious, magnificent, fantastic, hideous, ugly, incongruous, unpleasant, or disgusting, and thus ...

elements.

Life and career

Theresia Walser was born in

Friedrichshafen Friedrichshafen ( or ; Low Alemannic: ''Hafe'' or ''Fridrichshafe'') is a city on the northern shoreline of Lake Constance (the ''Bodensee'') in Southern Germany, near the borders of both Switzerland and Austria. It is the district capital (''K ...

on 20 November 1967 and is the youngest daughter of the writer

Martin Walser Martin Johannes Walser (; 24 March 1927 – 26 July 2023) was a German writer, known especially as a novelist. He began his career as journalist for ''Süddeutscher Rundfunk'', where he wrote and directed audio plays. He was a member of Group 47 ...

. She is a sister of the actress Franziska Walser and the writers

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and

Alissa Walser Alissa Walser (born 1961) is a German writer, translator, and artist. She was born in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance. Her father is the German writer Martin Walser. She is known for her short stories, plays, novels, and translations. Many o ...

and a half-sister of the journalist

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. Walser was trained as a

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nurse and after that completed training as an actress, which led her into playwriting. Her plays are usually comedies and known for

elements; ''

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'' has called her "the German master of the grotesque on stage". Her play ''Monsun im April'' (2008) is an absurd murder mystery in an office environment. ''Ich bin wie ihr, ich liebe Äpfel'' (2013) is about the wives of dictators. ''Herrinnen'' (2014) is about the judgemental dynamics between women careerists. In the dark comedy ''Die Empörten'' (2019), she creates a meeting between a

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opportunist and a right-wing populist.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Walser, Theresia 1967 births Living people 20th-century German dramatists and playwrights 21st-century German dramatists and playwrights German women dramatists and playwrights People from Friedrichshafen

Theresia Theresia is the usual Dutch and German form of the name Teresa, and may refer to: * Theresia of Dietrichstein (1768–1822), German countess and noted beauty * Edith Stein Edith Stein (; ; in religion Teresa Benedicta of the Cross; 12 Octob ...