Kick-off Event fall term 2018
Our guest professor Peter Stamm will be introduced by professor Oliver Lubrich, answering questions about his artistic work and plans in Bern.
Peter Stamm, born 1963 in Weinfelden, studied English Literature, Psychology and Psychopathology for some semesters. He abandoned his studies to devote himself entirely to writing.He spent some time in Paris, New York and Berlin. As a freelance writer, he first wrote reportages and satires. His first publication was the radio drama Ich und die anderenin 1991. Since then, in addition to narrative prose, he has continued to write radio and stage plays.
Peter Stamm’s debut novel, Agnes, was published in 1998. Four collections of stories and six more novels followed: Ungefähre Landschaft (Unformed Landscape) in 2002, An einem Tag wie diesem (On a Day Like This) in 2006, Sieben Jahre (Seven Years) in 2009, Nacht ist der Tag (All Days are Night) in 2013, Weit über das Land (To the Back of Beyond) in 2016 and, most recently, Die sanfte Gleichgültigkeit der Welt in 2018 (not yet translated). Stamm’s books have been translated into 37 languages and were awarded many awards, including the prestigious Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis, the ZKB Schiller Preis and the Solothurner Literaturpreis.
The public kick-off event of the Friedrich Dürrenmatt Guest Professorship for World Literature will take place on October 29 (6.30 p.m.) at the Hallersaal of the Burgerbibliothek Bern and will be in German.
