Martin Suter
Encyclopedia
Martin Suter is a Swiss author. He became known for his weekly column Business Class in the Weltwoche newspaper (1992–2004), now appearing in the Tages-Anzeiger
, and another column appearing in "NZZ Folio". Suter has published seven novels, for which he received various awards. He is married and lives in Spain
and Guatemala
.
Tages-Anzeiger
Tages-Anzeiger, also abbreviated Tagi or TA, is a German language Swiss national daily newspaper based in Zurich. Among newspapers in Switzerland, it has one of the largest readerships, reaching around 550,000 readers. The Tages-Anzeiger was first published in 1893...
, and another column appearing in "NZZ Folio". Suter has published seven novels, for which he received various awards. He is married and lives in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
.
Works
- Small World, novel, 1997
- Beresina oder Die letzten Tage der Schweiz ("Beresina, or the Last Days of SwitzerlandBeresina, or the Last Days of SwitzerlandBeresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland is a 1999 satiric comedy film by Swiss director Daniel Schmid. It chronicles the story of Irina, a Russian call girl arriving in Switzerland, whose innocent attempt to live the high life there triggers unintended coup d'etat in the country...
", directed by Daniel Schmid), screenplay, 1999 - Business Class, collected columns, 2000
- Die dunkle Seite des Mondes ("The Dark Side of the Moon"), novel, 2000
- Ein perfekter Freund ("A Perfect Friend"), novel, 2002
- Lila, Lila ("Violet, Violet"), novel, 2004
- Huber spannt aus ("Huber relaxes"), collected columns, 2005
- Der Teufel von Mailand ("A Deal with the Devil"), novel, 2006
- Der letzte Weynfeldt ("The Last Weynfeldt"), novel, 2008
- Der Koch, ("The Cook") novel, 2010
- Allmen und die Libellen ("Allmen and the Dragonflies"), novel, 2010
- Allmen und der rosa Diamant ("Allmen and the Pink Diamond"), novel, 2011