Albin Zollinger
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Albin Zollinger was a Swiss
writer
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and Argentina
, where his parents unsuccessfully tried to establish a secure existence for the family. He attended the teacher’s seminar in Küsnacht
and eventually, after a series of job changes, got a permanent position in Oerlikon, which he held until his death. His first novel was published in 1921.
All of Zollinger's works, his novels, narratives, poems, essays, articles, reviews, and letters, were written alongside his work as a teacher, his military service, his public engagements in the Swiss Writer’s Association, and his work as an editor for “Die Zeit” and later “Nation”, and despite a family crisis and depression (his marriage was divorced after a few years).
His preferred place to write was in the Zürich's cafés, where he travelled from Oerlikon by tram after school. During the 1930s, his little marble table at the Café "Terrasse" achieved some local fame. There he met other Zürich writers, e.g. professor of literature Fritz Ernst, literary reviewer Bernhard Diebold, his friend Traugott Vogel or Rudolf Jakob Humm.
Three weeks before his death at the age of 46, Zollinger met the young Max Frisch
on the Pfannenstiel
. Frisch mentioned the meeting in his diary (“Tagebuch 1946-1949“).
Albin Zollinger is buried in an honorary grave at the “Nordheim” cemetery in Oerlikon. A square in Oerlikon was named after him in 1980.
Albin Zollinger’s literary legacy is administrated by the Zentralbibliothek Zürich
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Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
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Life
Albin Zollinger was the son of a precision mechanic and grew up in Rüti, ZürichRüti, Zürich
Rüti is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Jona river flows through the municipality.-History:In 807, Rüti's quarter Fägswil was first mentioned in a document of the Abbey of Saint Gall...
and Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, where his parents unsuccessfully tried to establish a secure existence for the family. He attended the teacher’s seminar in Küsnacht
Küsnacht
Küsnacht is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.-History:Küsnacht is first mentioned in 1188 as de Cussenacho....
and eventually, after a series of job changes, got a permanent position in Oerlikon, which he held until his death. His first novel was published in 1921.
All of Zollinger's works, his novels, narratives, poems, essays, articles, reviews, and letters, were written alongside his work as a teacher, his military service, his public engagements in the Swiss Writer’s Association, and his work as an editor for “Die Zeit” and later “Nation”, and despite a family crisis and depression (his marriage was divorced after a few years).
His preferred place to write was in the Zürich's cafés, where he travelled from Oerlikon by tram after school. During the 1930s, his little marble table at the Café "Terrasse" achieved some local fame. There he met other Zürich writers, e.g. professor of literature Fritz Ernst, literary reviewer Bernhard Diebold, his friend Traugott Vogel or Rudolf Jakob Humm.
Three weeks before his death at the age of 46, Zollinger met the young Max Frisch
Max Frisch
Max Rudolf Frisch was a Swiss playwright and novelist, regarded as highly representative of German-language literature after World War II. In his creative works Frisch paid particular attention to issues relating to problems of human identity, individuality, responsibility, morality and political...
on the Pfannenstiel
Pfannenstiel (Zürich)
Pfannenstiel is a wooded mountain respectively a region overlooking the Lake Zürich and Zürcher Oberland in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.- Geography :...
. Frisch mentioned the meeting in his diary (“Tagebuch 1946-1949“).
Albin Zollinger is buried in an honorary grave at the “Nordheim” cemetery in Oerlikon. A square in Oerlikon was named after him in 1980.
Albin Zollinger’s literary legacy is administrated by the Zentralbibliothek Zürich
Zentralbibliothek Zürich
Zentralbibliothek Zürich is the main library of both the city and the University of Zürich, housed in the Predigerkloster, the former Black Friars' abbey, in the old town's Rathaus quarter....
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List of works
- Die Gärten des Königs, novel, 1921 (literally: „The King's Gardens“)
- Der halbe Mensch, novel, 1929 (literally: „The Half Man“)
- Gedichte, 1933 („Poems“)
- Sternfrühe, poems, 1936 (literally: „Bright and Early“)
- Stille des Herbstes, poems, 1939 (literally: „Silence of Fall“)
- Haus des Lebens, poems, 1939 (literally: „House of Life“)
- Die große Unruhe, novel, 1939 (literally: „The Big Unrest“)
- PfannenstielPfannenstiel (Zürich)Pfannenstiel is a wooded mountain respectively a region overlooking the Lake Zürich and Zürcher Oberland in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.- Geography :...
. Die Geschichte eines Bildhauers, novel, 1940 (literally: „Pfannenstiel. The Story of a Sculptor“). Suhrkamp-Taschenbuch, Frankfurt am Main 1990. ISBN 3518402803 - Bohnenblust oder Die Erzieher, novel, 1941 (literally: „Bohnenblust or The Educators“)
- Der Fröschlacher Kuckuck. Leben und Taten einer Stadt in zwanzig Abenteuern, 1941 (literally: „The cuckoo of Fröschlach. Life and deeds of a city in twenty adventures“)
Further reading
- Isabelle Chopin: Albin Zollinger. Entre politique et poésie (1933-1939). Bern u.a.: Lang 2000. (= Contacts; Sér. 3, Etudes et documents; 50) ISBN 3-906758-15-X
- Maria Adèle Hafner: Die Gestalt des Lehrers in Albin Zollingers Romanen "Pfannenstiel" und "Bohnenblust" und in E. Y. Meyers Roman "Die Rückfahrt". Zürich: Bokos 1995.
- Thorbjörn Lengborn: Schriftsteller und Gesellschaft in der Schweiz. Eine Studie zur Behandlung der Gesellschaftsproblematik bei Zollinger, Frisch und Dürrenmatt. Frankfurt: Athenäum-Verl. 1972. ISBN 3-7610-9259-8
- Ingrid Scheffler: Albin Zollinger, Max FrischMax FrischMax Rudolf Frisch was a Swiss playwright and novelist, regarded as highly representative of German-language literature after World War II. In his creative works Frisch paid particular attention to issues relating to problems of human identity, individuality, responsibility, morality and political...
und Friedrich DürrenmattFriedrich DürrenmattFriedrich Dürrenmatt was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophically deep crime novels, and often macabre satire...
als Publizisten und ihr Verhältnis zu den Medien. Frankfurt am Main u.a.: Lang 1986. (= Beiträge zur Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft des 20. Jahrhunderts; 7) ISBN 3-8204-9134-1
External links
- Texts of Albin Zollinger (Projekt Gutenberg-DE)
- Albin Zollinger In: Datenbank Projekt Historic Novel. University of Innsbruck.
- A short biography on Albin Zollinger
- Poems by Albin Zollinger