Jürg Schubiger
Jürg Schubiger | |
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 Schubiger in March 2014 | |
| Born | 14 October 1936 Zürich, Switzerland |
| Died | 15 September 2014 |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Occupation(s) | Psychotherapist and children's writer |
Jürg Schubiger (14 October 1936 – 15 September 2014) was a
children's books. He won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (German Youth Literature Award) in 1996 for Als die Welt noch jung war.[1]
For his "lasting contribution" as a children's writer Schubiger received the biennial
Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2008. The award conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People is the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books.[2][3]
Life
Schubiger was born in
University of Zürich in German Studies, Psychology and Philosophy.[4] He wrote his PhD thesis on Franz Kafka. He most recently lived in Zürich. Schubiger died in 2014, aged 77, four weeks and one day before his 78th birthday.[5]
Works
Children's
- ISBN 3-407-80541-1
- ISBN 3-407-80190-4
- ISBN 3-407-78393-0
- ISBN 978-1-55037-500-8
- ISBN 3-407-78479-1
- ISBN 3-407-78554-2
- ISBN 3-351-04046-6
- ISBN 3-423-62268-7
- ISBN 3-407-79914-4
- ISBN 978-3-7795-0078-0
- ISBN 978-3-7795-0226-5
- ISBN 978-3-7795-0282-1
- ISBN 978-3-905769-20-3
Prose
- Barbara. Erzählung. Tschudy, St. Gallen 1956
- Guten Morgen. Eine Erzählung. Tschudy, St. Gallen 1958
- ISBN 3-7296-0010-9
- ISBN 3-85791-270-7
- ISBN 3-472-86564-4
- ISBN 3-596-29258-1
- ISBN 3-312-00142-0
- ISBN 3-85218-396-0
- ISBN 3-87294-929-2
- ISBN 3-7296-0681-6
- ISBN 978-3-85218-558-3
References
- ^ "Jürg Schubiger". Litrix.de. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Hans Christian Andersen Awards". International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ^ "2008" (directory). Hans Christian Andersen Awards. IBBY. With presentation speech by Zohreh Ghaeni (7 September 2008), acceptance speech by Schubiger, and other contemporary material. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ^ "Jürg Schubiger". Goethe Institut. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Schweizer Schriftsteller Jürg Schubiger gestorben". orf.at (in German). 16 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jürg Schubiger.
- Schubiger's blog (in German)
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