Tim Krohn (born 9 February 1965) is an author of
Swiss literature
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, recipient of the 1994
Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis
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The prize is given annually to up to three recipients by the ''Conrad Ferdinand Meyer-Stiftung'' in Zürich.
Laureates
*1938 Max Frisch
*1939 Franz Fische ...
.
Born in
Wiedenbrück,
North Rhine-Westphalia
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,
Krohn grew up in
Glarus
Glarus (; ; ; ; ) is the capital of the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2011, the municipality of Glarus incorporates the former municipalities of Ennenda, Netstal and Riedern.[German language
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,
Philosophy
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and
Politology in 1992 and has been working as a freelance author based in
Zürich
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.
Selected works
*1990, ''Fäustchen''
*1992, ''Surfer / Zeitalter des Esels''
*1994, ''Der Schwan in Stücken''
*1996, ''Die kleine Oper vom Herbstmondfächer''
*1997, ''Dreigroschenkabinett''
*1998, ''Quatemberkinder''
*2000, ''Irinas Buch der leichtfertigen Liebe''
*2002, ''Bienen, Königinnen, Schwäne in Stücken''
*2002, ''Die Erfindung der Welt'', with Elisa Ortega
*2005, ''Heimweh''
*2007, ''Vrenelis Gärtli''
*2008, ''Warum die Erde Rund ist''
*2008, ''Schneewittchen''
*2009, ''Platons Höhle''
*2009, ''Ans Meer''
*2010, ''Der Geist am Berg''
*2014, ''Aus dem Leben einer Matratze bester Machart''
*2015, ''Nachts in Vals''
*2017, ''Herr Brechbühl sucht eine Katze''
*2017, ''Erich Wyss übt den freien Fall''
*2018, ''Julia Sommer sät aus''
*2020, ''Die heilige Henni der Hinterhöfe''
*2022, ''Pippin der Nichtsnutz''
See also
*
Alemannic literature
Alemannic, or rarely Alemannish (''Alemannisch'', ), is a group of High German dialects. The name derives from the ancient Germanic tribal confederation known as the Alemanni ("all men").
Distribution
Alemannic dialects are spoken by approxi ...
References
External links
Website Tim Krohnin:
NRW Literatur im Netz
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1965 births
Living people
Swiss male novelists
20th-century Swiss novelists
21st-century Swiss novelists
20th-century Swiss male writers
21st-century Swiss male writers
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