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'''Franz Hohler''' was born on 1 March 1943 in [[Biel/Bienne]]. He lives as an author and cabaret performer in [[Zurich]]. He is the author of one-man programs<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s34sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1MwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5837,366241&dq=franz+hohler&hl=en|title=Swiss Consulate Sponsors 1-man Show At Converse|date=3 March 1972|work=[[Spartanburg Herald]]|accessdate=28 February 2011}}</ref> and satirical programs for television and radio. He has written theater pieces, children's books, stories and novels. In 2002 he received the [[Kassel Literary Prize]] for Grotesque Humor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brueckner-kuehner.de/PREIS/index.html|title=Preisträger Kasseler Literaturpreis|publisher=Stiftung Brückner-Kühner|language=German|accessdate=28 February 2011|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110718203914/http://www.brueckner-kuehner.de/PREIS/index.html|archivedate=18 July 2011}}</ref> |
'''Franz Hohler''' was born on 1 March 1943 in [[Biel/Bienne]]. He lives as an author and cabaret performer in [[Zurich]]. He is the author of one-man programs<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s34sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1MwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5837,366241&dq=franz+hohler&hl=en|title=Swiss Consulate Sponsors 1-man Show At Converse|date=3 March 1972|work=[[Spartanburg Herald]]|accessdate=28 February 2011}}</ref> and satirical programs for television and radio. He has written theater pieces, children's books, stories and novels. In 2002 he received the [[Kassel Literary Prize]] for Grotesque Humor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brueckner-kuehner.de/PREIS/index.html|title=Preisträger Kasseler Literaturpreis|publisher=Stiftung Brückner-Kühner|language=German|accessdate=28 February 2011|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110718203914/http://www.brueckner-kuehner.de/PREIS/index.html|archivedate=18 July 2011}}</ref> |
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One of his most famous works is the "Totemügerli". It's a Swiss-German story based upon a fabulous creature. His collection of witty short stories ''Der |
One of his most famous works is the "Totemügerli". It's a Swiss-German story based upon a fabulous creature. His collection of witty short stories ''Der Stein'' (2011) features border-crossing between the realistic and the fantastic. It is humourous and thought-provoking.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.new-books-in-german.com/english/1046/335/96/129002/design1.html | title=Franz Hohler Der Stein (The Stone) | publisher=New Books in German | accessdate=December 20, 2012}}</ref> |
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Franz Hohler was born on 1 March 1943 in Biel/Bienne. He lives as an author and cabaret performer in Zurich. He is the author of one-man programs[1] and satirical programs for television and radio. He has written theater pieces, children's books, stories and novels. In 2002 he received the Kassel Literary Prize for Grotesque Humor.[2]
One of his most famous works is the "Totemügerli". It's a Swiss-German story based upon a fabulous creature. His collection of witty short stories Der Stein (2011) features border-crossing between the realistic and the fantastic. It is humourous and thought-provoking.[3]
References
- ^ "Swiss Consulate Sponsors 1-man Show At Converse". Spartanburg Herald. 3 March 1972. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ "Preisträger Kasseler Literaturpreis" (in German). Stiftung Brückner-Kühner. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ "Franz Hohler Der Stein (The Stone)". New Books in German. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
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