Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Friedrich Dürrenmatt (January 5, 1921 - December 14, 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist.

He was born in Konolfingen[?] near Bern. The politically active author gained fame largely due to his avant-garde dramas, philosophically deep crime novels, and often macabre satire.

The Visit (Der Besuch der alten Dame (1956)) which tells of a rich benefactor visiting her beneficiaries, is the work best known in the United States. The Physicists (Die Physiker (1962)) has also been presented in translation.

He died in Neuchâtel[?].

Selected Bibliography

• Es steht geschrieben (1947)
• Der Blinde (1947)
• Der Richter und sein Henker (1952)
• Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi (1952)
• Der Verdacht (1953)
• Der Besuch der alten Dame (1956)
• Die Panne (1956)
• Die Physiker (1962)
• Der Meteor (1966)
• Play Strindberg (1969)
• Der Sturz (1971)
• Achterloo (1982)
• Justiz (1985)