Background
Schubiger was born in Zürich and raised in Winterthur, Switzerland.
Schubiger was born in Zürich and raised in Winterthur, Switzerland.
He graduated from the University of Zürich in German Studies, Psychology and Philosophy. He wrote his Doctor of Philosophy thesis on Franz Kafka.
The award conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People is the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children"s books He most recently lived in Zürich. Schubiger died in 2014, aged 77, four weeks and one day before his 78th birthday.
Beltz und Gelberg, Weinheim.
Taschenbuch ebd. Aufbau, Berlin Nagel & Kimche, München. DTV, München 2006, Eine Hammer, Wuppertal.