Friedrich Durrenmatt Biography

Friedrich Durrenmatt, Author
Born asFriedrich Dürrenmatt
Occup.Author
FromSwitzerland
SpousesLotti Geißler (1946–1983) (her death)
Charlotte Kerr (1984–1990) (his death)
BornJanuary 5, 1921
Konolfingen, Bern, Switzerland
DiedDecember 14, 1990
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Aged69 years
Early Life
Friedrich Dürrenmatt was born on January 5, 1921, in Konolfingen, a tiny village near Bern, Switzerland. He was the boy of Reinhold Dürrenmatt, a Protestant priest, and Hilda Zimmermann Dürrenmatt. As a priest's boy, Friedrich was subjected to a religious upbringing and at times revealed a passion in theology. He invested his childhood years in numerous Swiss communities, including Bern and also Zürich, because his daddy's work called for the family to transfer frequently.

In 1935, the family members relocated to Bern where Friedrich began attending the Gymnasium (secondary school) as well as ended up being energetic in cinema as well as literary writing at a very early age. After finishing senior high school, he signed up in the University of Zurich to study philosophy and also German literary works. However, the episode of World War II as well as its influence on Switzerland prompted him to abandon these subjects and also focus on theology as a result of his daddy's influence.

Education And Learning and Early Career
In the early 1940s, Dürrenmatt shifted back to his preliminary passions in literature and viewpoint, going down faith. He studied at the University of Bern, where he concentrated on the jobs of German thinkers like Friedrich Nietzsche and also Martin Heidegger. All at once, he created his abilities as a writer, drawing ideas from authors like James Joyce.

Dürrenmatt accomplished very early success with his job as a writer and graphic artist as very early as 1943, while still a pupil. In 1946, he completed his studies with an argumentation on "The Problem of the Absolute in the Work of Kierkegaard". Not long after, he moved to Basel, where he composed and guided numerous bet Swiss Radio as well as functioned as a staged assistant in theaters.

Literary Career and Success
Friedrich Dürrenmatt's job as a dramatist and also storyteller took off in the very early 1950s. His debut play, "It Is Written", premiered in Zürich in 1947, however it remained in 1952 that he had his initial significant success with "The Judge and also His Hangman", a book that presented the investigator personality Barlach.

Dürrenmatt is best known for his plays, with "The Visit" (1956) and also "The Physicists" (1962) being among his most renowned jobs. Both plays check out motifs such as justice, duty, and the function of science in society, which came to be persisting motifs throughout his profession. His works were noted by dark wit as well as frequently featured monstrous situations.

Some of his various other well-known works include "Romulus the Great" (1950), "The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi" (1952), and "The Old Lady's Visit" (1958). It's worth keeping in mind that in addition to his plays, Dürrenmatt also released essays, rhymes, as well as radio plays throughout his life.

Personal Life
In 1946, Friedrich Dürrenmatt married Lotti Geissler, a phase supervisor, as well as scriptwriter. The pair had three youngsters with each other: Barbara, Ruth, as well as Jakob. In 1983, after Lotti's passing away, Dürrenmatt married starlet Charlotte Kerr, who played a critical role in encouraging him to engage with multimedia trial and error in his job, impacting the direction of his profession.

Later Years and also Death
Dürrenmatt proceeded creating as well as working in movie theater till the late 1980s. In 1986, after enduring a cardiovascular disease, he chose to cut back on his work. Nevertheless, he did produce 2 even more plays, "The Collaborator" (1988) and also "Achterloo" (1989), which became his last works for the phase.

Friedrich Dürrenmatt died on December 14, 1990, in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, at the age of 69, leaving a considerable and very prominent body of job. To now, he is thought about among the most prominent Swiss authors in background, as well as his plays as well as stories remain to read and also executed worldwide.

Our collection contains 44 quotes who is written / told by Friedrich, under the main topic Power.

Related authors: Friedrich Nietzsche (Philosopher), Philo (Philosopher), James Joyce (Novelist), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Martin Heidegger (Philosopher)

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44 Famous quotes by Friedrich Durrenmatt

Small: It is surely easier to confess a murder over a cup of coffee than in front of a jury
"It is surely easier to confess a murder over a cup of coffee than in front of a jury"
Small: In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect
"In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect"
Small: Power is paradoxical
"Power is paradoxical"
Small: The savages dont have atom bombs
"The savages don't have atom bombs"
Small: Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand
"Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand"
Small: Only the freedom of mind can prevent the state from becoming totalitarian and from issuing totalitarian
"Only the freedom of mind can prevent the state from becoming totalitarian and from issuing totalitarian demands"
Small: Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back
"Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back"
Small: News reports dont change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened when we get t
"News reports don't change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened when we get the news"
Small: Everything in the world can be changed, my dear Florestan, but the human being
"Everything in the world can be changed, my dear Florestan, but the human being"
Small: Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them
"Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them"
Small: A state always calls itself fatherland when it is ready for murder
"A state always calls itself fatherland when it is ready for murder"
Small: Resistance at all cost is the most senseless act there is
"Resistance at all cost is the most senseless act there is"
Small: Everything that is necessary is also easy. You just have to accept it. And the most necessary, the most
"Everything that is necessary is also easy. You just have to accept it. And the most necessary, the most natural matter on this planet is death"
Small: The problems of all of humanity can only be solved by all of humanity
"The problems of all of humanity can only be solved by all of humanity"
Small: The freedom of each individual can only be the freedom of all
"The freedom of each individual can only be the freedom of all"
Small: Justice is horrible
"Justice is horrible"
Small: It is inhuman to continue a war which could easily be ended
"It is inhuman to continue a war which could easily be ended"
Small: You cant take back an act you were able to think
"You can't take back an act you were able to think"
Small: Todays Communism can survive only if it abandons the myth of an infallible party, if it continues to th
"Today's Communism can survive only if it abandons the myth of an infallible party, if it continues to think, and if it becomes democratic"
Small: Our science has become terrible, our research dangerous, our findings deadly. We physicists have to mak
"Our science has become terrible, our research dangerous, our findings deadly. We physicists have to make peace with reality. Reality is not as strong as we are. We will ruin reality"
Small: One does not set fire to a world which is already lost
"One does not set fire to a world which is already lost"
Small: I am a man, and God is hiding from us humans. We are unable to see Him, we can only search for Him
"I am a man, and God is hiding from us humans. We are unable to see Him, we can only search for Him"
Small: A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory
"A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory"
Small: We are the world
"We are the world"
Small: There is a moment when nothing can be wiped out and left behind any more, when there is only reality an
"There is a moment when nothing can be wiped out and left behind any more, when there is only reality and reality is horrifying"
Small: There are thoughts we must not think
"There are thoughts we must not think"
Small: The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint
"The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint"
Small: Todays difference between Russia and the United States is that in Russia everybody takes everybody else
"Today's difference between Russia and the United States is that in Russia everybody takes everybody else for a spy, and in the United States everybody takes everybody else for a criminal"
Small: This inhuman world has to become more humane. But how?
"This inhuman world has to become more humane. But how?"
Small: For a person who is dying only eternity counts
"For a person who is dying only eternity counts"
Small: Before anything else, we need a new age of Enlightenment. Our present political systems must relinquish
"Before anything else, we need a new age of Enlightenment. Our present political systems must relinquish their claims on truth, justice and freedom and have to replace them with the search for truth, justice, freedom and reason"
Small: A story has been thought through to the end when it has taken the worst possible turn
"A story has been thought through to the end when it has taken the worst possible turn"
Small: The worst possible turn can not be programmed. It is caused by coincidence
"The worst possible turn can not be programmed. It is caused by coincidence"
Small: Communism is a proposition to structure the world more reasonably, a proposition for changing the world
"Communism is a proposition to structure the world more reasonably, a proposition for changing the world. As such, we have to analyze it and, if we deem it reasonable, act upon it"
Small: There are risks which are not acceptable: the destruction of humanity is one of them
"There are risks which are not acceptable: the destruction of humanity is one of them"
Small: It is easy to kill when you dont see your victim
"It is easy to kill when you don't see your victim"
Small: Human life is beyond comprehension
"Human life is beyond comprehension"
Small: For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those who think critically it
"For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those who think critically it is a rational fiction, created by man in order to facilitate human coexistence"
Small: Truth is always a delusion
"Truth is always a delusion"
Small: Pretend to be dumb, thats the only way to reach old age
"Pretend to be dumb, that's the only way to reach old age"
Small: People like us who are on their last leg can only understand comedies
"People like us who are on their last leg can only understand comedies"
Small: Man is imperfect. The reality he creates is always endangered by man
"Man is imperfect. The reality he creates is always endangered by man"
Small: Above all, be suspicious of your fatherland. Nobody is more inclined to become a murderer than a father
"Above all, be suspicious of your fatherland. Nobody is more inclined to become a murderer than a fatherland"
Small: A story is not finished, until it took the worst turn
"A story is not finished, until it took the worst turn"