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Hansjörg Schneider
Hansjörg Schneider, born in Aarau, Switzerland, in 1938, worked as a teacher and journalist. For a long time, he was one of the most performed playwrights in the German language and his Hunkeler crime novels are regularly on the Swiss Bestseller list. Hansjorg Schneider has received numerous awards, among them the ›Friedrich Glauser Prize‹ in 2005. He lives and writes in Basel.
Movie Adaptations
- Hunkeler und die Augen des Ödipus. TV-Verfilmung SF 1, Christian von Castelberg, 2011
- Silberkiesel. Hunkeler tritt ab, Markus Fischer, 2011
- Hunkeler und der Fall Livius, Stefan Jäger, 2009
- Hunkeler macht Sachen, Markus Fischer, 2008
- Tod einer Ärztin, Markus Fischer, 2005
- Das Paar im Kahn, Marie-Louise Bless, 2004
- Sennentuntschi. Fernsehspiel, Hansjörg Schneider, 1981
Awards
- ›Ehrendoktor‹ der Philosophisch-Historischen Fakultät der Universität Basel, 2018
- ›Ehrenpreis Burgdorfer Krimitage‹ für Hunkeler-Reihe, 2016
- ›Friedrich-Glauser-Preis‹ für Hunkeler macht Sachen, 2005
- Schweizer Schillerpreis, 2003
- Wetzlarer Phantastikpreis, 1998
- Aargauer Literaturpreis, 1986
- Literaturpreis der Stadt Basel, 1986
- Werkjahr des Kantons Zürich, 1981
- Werkjahr der Pro Helvetia, 1979
- Stipendiat des Berliner Künstlerprogramms (DAAD), 1977
- ›Preis der Welti-Stiftung für das Drama‹ Der Erfinder, 1976
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»Hansjörg Schneider has created a wonderful protagonist: rugged, awkward and likeable.«
Volker Albers
/ Hamburger Abendblatt
»Hansjörg Schneider's crime stories will have you hooked. As soon as a murderer is caught, you are already longing for the next one to appear.«
Benedikt Scherer
/ Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich
»Hansjörg Schneider is a talented and conscientious storyteller.«
Sabine Brandt
/ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
»Hansjörg Schneider is very addictive! Definitely one of the greatest German speaking authors.«
Jochen Schmoldt
/ Plärrer, Nürnberg
»Hansjörg Schneider has created a wonderful protagonist: rugged, awkward and likeable.«
Volker Albers
/ Hamburger Abendblatt
»Hansjörg Schneider's crime stories will have you hooked. As soon as a murderer is caught, you are already longing for the next one to appear.«
Benedikt Scherer
/ Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich
»Hansjörg Schneider is a talented and conscientious storyteller.«
Sabine Brandt
/ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
»Hansjörg Schneider is very addictive! Definitely one of the greatest German speaking authors.«
Jochen Schmoldt
/ Plärrer, Nürnberg
Sennentuntschi
Hansjörg Schneider
Kind der Aare
Hansjörg Schneider