Background
Markus Werner was born in Eschlikon, in the canton of Thurgau.
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Markus Werner
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In 1948 the family moved to Thayngen (canton of Schaffhausen) where Werner finished school and passed the general qualification for university entrance in 1965. At the University of Zürich he studied German, philosophy and psychology. In 1974 he completed a doctorate on Max Frisch, whose writing has been an important influence on Werner.
Career
From 1975 to 1985, he worked as a teacher, and from 1985 to 1990 as an assistant professor at the Kantonsschule (high school) in Schaffhausen. He has dedicated himself exclusively to writing since 1990. Werner lives in Schaffhausen.
Achievements
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1984 Prize of the Jürgen Ponto-foundation 1984 and 1993 singular work prize of the Swiss Schiller foundation 1986 Georg-Fischer-Prize of the city Schaffhausen 1990 Alemannic Literaturpreis 1993 Thomas Valentin-price 1995 Prix littéraire Lipp. International Bodensee-price 1997 Prize of the SWR-best-of-list 1999 Hermann Hesse-price 2000 Joseph Breitbach-price (jointly with Ilse Aichinger and WGSebald) 2002 Johann Peter Hebel-price of Baden-Württemberg 2005 complete work prize of the Swiss Schiller foundation 2006 Bodensee-prize of the city Überlingen.
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Nationality
Switzerland
Awards
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Alemannischer Literaturpreis 1984 Prize of the Jürgen Ponto-foundation 1984 and 1993 singular work prize of the Swiss Schiller foundation 1986 Georg-Fischer-Prize of the city Schaffhausen 1990 Alemannic Literaturpreis 1993 Thomas Valentin-price 1995 Prix littéraire Lipp; International Bodensee-price 1997 Prize of the SWR-best-of-list 1999 Hermann Hesse-price 2000 Joseph Breitbach-price (jointly with Ilse Aichinger and WGSebald) 2002 Johann Peter Hebel-price of Baden-Württemberg 2005 complete work prize of the Swiss Schiller foundation 2006 Bodensee-prize of the city ÜberlingenAlemannischer Literaturpreis 1984 Prize of the Jürgen Ponto-foundation 1984 and 1993 singular work prize of the Swiss Schiller foundation 1986 Georg-Fischer-Prize of the city Schaffhausen 1990 Alemannic Literaturpreis 1993 Thomas Valentin-price 1995 Prix littéraire Lipp; International Bodensee-price 1997 Prize of the SWR-best-of-list 1999 Hermann Hesse-price 2000 Joseph Breitbach-price (jointly with Ilse Aichinger and WGSebald) 2002 Johann Peter Hebel-price of Baden-Württemberg 2005 complete work prize of the Swiss Schiller foundation 2006 Bodensee-prize of the city Überlingen