Peter Stamm (born 18 January 1963 in Münsterlingen) is a Swiss writer. His prize-winning books have been translated into more than thirty languages. For his entire body of work and his accomplishments in fiction, he was short-listed for the Booker Prize in 2013, and in 2014 he won the prestigious Friedrich Hölderlin Prize.[1]
Peter Stamm grew up in Weinfelden in the canton of Thurgau the son of an accountant. After completing primary and secondary school he spent three years as an apprentice accountant and then five as an accountant. He then chose to go back to school at the University of Zurich taking courses in a variety of fields including English studies, Business informatics, Psychology, and Psychopathology. During this time he also worked as an intern at a psychiatric clinic. After living for a time in New York, Paris, and Scandinavia he settled down in 1990 as a writer and freelance journalist in Zurich. He wrote articles for, among others, the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, the Tages-Anzeiger, Die Weltwoche, and the satirical newspaperNebelspalter. Since 1997 he has belonged to the editorial staff of the quarterly literary magazine "Entwürfe für Literatur." He lives in Winterthur.
Peter Stamm has written prose, radio drama, and plays. He is most known for his cool and sparse writing style. Since 2003 Stamm has been a member of the group "Autorinnen und Autoren der Schweiz" (Authors of Switzerland).
In the fall term 2018 Peter Stamm was the tenth Friedrich Dürrenmatt Guest Professor for World Literature[2] at the University of Bern.
Après Soleil oder Wen der Wind zur Insel trägt, 2002
Der Kuss des Kohaku, 2004
Die Töchter von Taubenhain, 2004
Radio dramas
Ich und die anderen 1991
Die Nacht der Gewohnheiten 1993
In Vitro Zürich 1994
Der letzte Autofahrer 1995
Bildnis eines Knaben mit Peitsche 1995
Editor
Diensttage, 2003
Translations
Susan Musgrave: Träum dir eine Badewanne (English: Dreams are More Real than Bathtubs), 2002
In translation
Several of Stamm's works have been translated into English by Michael Hofmann, and published in the United States by Other Press. These include novels Seven Years, Agnes, Unformed Landscape, and On a Day Like This, as well as In Strange Gardens and Other Stories, a collection of short stories.
References
^. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013.
^"Peter Stamm". Walter Benjamin Kolleg. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^Alison Flood (31 May 2013). "Frank O'Connor short story award pits UK authors against international stars". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
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Peter Stamm's website (in German)
Peter Stamm page at Other Press
Peter Stamm interviewed by the New Yorker
Peter Stamm interviewed by close-up weblog
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Peter Stamm news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Peter Stamm born 18 January 1963 in Munsterlingen is a Swiss writer His prize winning books have been translated into more than thirty languages For his entire body of work and his accomplishments in fiction he was short listed for the Booker Prize in 2013 and in 2014 he won the prestigious Friedrich Holderlin Prize 1 Peter Stamm Geneva 2012 Contents 1 Life 2 Prizes 3 Works 3 1 Prose 3 2 Plays 3 3 Radio dramas 3 4 Editor 3 5 Translations 4 In translation 5 References 6 External linksLife EditPeter Stamm grew up in Weinfelden in the canton of Thurgau the son of an accountant After completing primary and secondary school he spent three years as an apprentice accountant and then five as an accountant He then chose to go back to school at the University of Zurich taking courses in a variety of fields including English studies Business informatics Psychology and Psychopathology During this time he also worked as an intern at a psychiatric clinic After living for a time in New York Paris and Scandinavia he settled down in 1990 as a writer and freelance journalist in Zurich He wrote articles for among others the Neue Zurcher Zeitung the Tages Anzeiger Die Weltwoche and the satirical newspaper Nebelspalter Since 1997 he has belonged to the editorial staff of the quarterly literary magazine Entwurfe fur Literatur He lives in Winterthur Peter Stamm has written prose radio drama and plays He is most known for his cool and sparse writing style Since 2003 Stamm has been a member of the group Autorinnen und Autoren der Schweiz Authors of Switzerland In the fall term 2018 Peter Stamm was the tenth Friedrich Durrenmatt Guest Professor for World Literature 2 at the University of Bern Prizes EditStamm has received a number of literature prizes 1998 Ehrengabe des Kantons Zurich 1999 Rauris Literature Prize 2000 Rheingau Literatur Preis 2001 Ehrengabe der Stadt Zurich 2002 Preis der Schweizerischen Schillerstiftung 2002 Carl Heinrich Ernst Kunstpreis 2013 Frank O Connor International Short Story Award shortlist We re Flying 3 2014 Friedrich Holderlin Preis of the town of Bad Homburg 2017 Schiller Prize of the Zurcher Kantonalbank 2017 Johann Friedrich von Cotta Literatur und Ubersetzerpreis der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart for Weit uber das Land 2018 Solothurner Literaturpreis 2018 Heinrich Heine guest lectureship 2018 Swiss Book Prize for Die sanfte Gleichgultigkeit der WeltWorks EditProse Edit Alles uber den Mann 1995 with Brigitte Fries Gotthard 1997 with Markus Buhler Agnes 1998 translated by Michael Hofmann as Agnes Other Press 2016 4 Blitzeis 1999 translated by Michael Hofmann as Black Ice in the first section of In Strange Gardens Other Press 2006 4 Ungefahre Landschaft 2001 translated by Michael Hofmann as Unformed Landscape Other Press 2005 4 In fremden Garten 2003 translated by Michael Hofmann in the second section of In Strange Gardens Other Press 2006 4 Warum wir vor der Stadt wohnen 2005 with Jutta Bauer An einem Tag wie diesem 2006 translated by Michael Hofmann as On a Day Like This Other Press 2008 4 Wir fliegen 2008 translated by Michael Hofmann in the first section of We re Flying Other Press 2012 4 Sieben Jahre 2009 translated by Michael Hofmann as Seven Years Other Press 2011 4 Seerucken 2011 translated by Michael Hofmann as The Ridge in the second section of We re Flying Other Press 2012 4 Nacht ist der Tag 2013 translated by Michael Hofmann as All Days are Night Other Press 2014 4 Weit uber das Land 2016 translated by Michael Hofmann as To the Back of Beyond Other Press 2017 4 Die sanfte Gleichgultigkeit der Welt 2018 translated by Michael Hofmann as The Sweet Indifference of the World Other Press 2020 4 Plays Edit Die Planung des Planes Monologue Schauspielhaus Zurich Fremd gehen 1995 Apres Soleil oder Wen der Wind zur Insel tragt 2002 Der Kuss des Kohaku 2004 Die Tochter von Taubenhain 2004Radio dramas Edit Ich und die anderen 1991 Die Nacht der Gewohnheiten 1993 In Vitro Zurich 1994 Der letzte Autofahrer 1995 Bildnis eines Knaben mit Peitsche 1995Editor Edit Diensttage 2003Translations Edit Susan Musgrave Traum dir eine Badewanne English Dreams are More Real than Bathtubs 2002In translation EditSeveral of Stamm s works have been translated into English by Michael Hofmann and published in the United States by Other Press These include novels Seven Years Agnes Unformed Landscape and On a Day Like This as well as In Strange Gardens and Other Stories a collection of short stories References Edit Peter Stamm 11 October 2013 Archived from the original on 11 October 2013 Peter Stamm Walter Benjamin Kolleg 11 July 2018 Retrieved 3 August 2020 Alison Flood 31 May 2013 Frank O Connor short story award pits UK authors against international stars The Guardian Retrieved 16 June 2014 a b c d e f g h i j k Books External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peter Stamm Peter Stamm s website in German Peter Stamm page at Other Press Peter Stamm interviewed by the New Yorker Peter Stamm interviewed by close up weblog Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Stamm amp oldid 1059575102, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
