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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> in 2005 the Art Prize of [[Zurich]],<ref>Luchterhand: [http://www.randomhouse.de/Autor/Franz_Hohler/p74323.rhd Franz Hohler]</ref> in 2014 the [[Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis]].<ref>Baden-Württemberg: [https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/service/presse/pressemitteilung/pid/franz-hohler-erhaelt-johann-peter-hebel-preis-2014 Franz Hohler receives Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis 2014]</ref>


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 humorous 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>
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 humorous 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
Franz Hohler in November 2008
Franz Hohler in November 2008
Born (1943-03-01) 1 March 1943 (age 81)
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
OccupationAuthor, playwright, cabaret performer
LanguageGerman, Swiss German
NationalitySwiss
Alma materUniversity of Zurich
Period1967–present
Notable workss Totemügerli
Notable awardsAlemannischer Literaturpreis (1987)
Kassel Literary Prize (2002)
Solothurner Literaturpreis (2013)
Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis (2014)
SpouseUrsula Nagel
Children2

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] in 2005 the Art Prize of Zurich,[3] in 2014 the Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis.[4]

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 humorous and thought-provoking.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Swiss Consulate Sponsors 1-man Show At Converse". Spartanburg Herald. 3 March 1972. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Preisträger Kasseler Literaturpreis" (in German). Stiftung Brückner-Kühner. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  3. ^ Luchterhand: Franz Hohler
  4. ^ Baden-Württemberg: Franz Hohler receives Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis 2014
  5. ^ "Franz Hohler Der Stein (The Stone)". New Books in German. Retrieved December 20, 2012.

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