Thomas Hürlimann

Thomas Hürlimann was born in Zug/Switzerland in 1950. After attending the convent school at Einsiedeln, he studied philosophy in Zurich and Berlin. After leaving university, he began working as assistant director and dramaturg at the Schillertheater in Berlin. Later, Thomas Hürlimann lived as an author and dramatist in Switzerland and in Leipzig where he taught at the Institute of German Literature for a number of years. These days, the author mostly lives in Berlin. He is the recipient of numerous awards and a member of the German Academy of Language and Literature.

Awards:
1981 Aspekte Literary Award for Die Tessinerin
1982 Rauriser Literary Award for Die Tessinerin
1990 Award of the Swiss Schiller Foundation for Das Gartenhaus
1990 Award of the Literary Magazine of the SWF Broadcasting Company
1992 Berlin Literature Award
1992 Marieluise-Fleißer Award of the City of Ingolstadt
1995 Weilheimer Literary Award
1997 Literature Award of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation
1998 Literature Award of Solothurn
2001 Joseph Breitbach Award
2003 Jean Paul Award (Bavarian Literature Award)
2007 Award of the Swiss Schiller Foundation for Vierzig Rosen

2007 Award of the LiteraTour Nord

2007 Stefan Andres Award of the town of Schweich für Vierzig Rosen and the complete works

2008 Caroline Schlegel Award for the essay Über die Treppe

2010 Herbert Haag Award

2012 Thomas Mann Award of the city of Lübeck and the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts