Paul Nizon
Paul Nizon (born 19 December 1929 in Bern) is a Swiss art historian and writer.
Paul Nizon
- Born
- 1929 · Bern.
- Nationality
- Switzerland · France
- Occupation
- art historian · writer
- Education
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Honours
- Marie Luise Kaschnitz Prize · Stadtschreiber von Bergen · Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis · Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Prize · Erich Fried Prize · Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- Languages
- German
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Biography
The son of a Jewish chemist from Vitebsk and a Swiss mother, after leaving school he studied history of art, classical archaeology and German language and literature in the universities of Bern and Munich. He obtained his doctorate in 1957 with a thesis on Vincent van Gogh. He worked as an assistant at the Historisches Museum in Bern until 1959. In 1960, he was awarded a scholarship at the Swiss Institute in Rome. In 1961, he was a leading art critic of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Since 1962 Nizon, who has lived in Paris since 1977, has been a freelance writer. He has held various guest lectureships, including in 1984 in the University of Frankfurt am Main and 1987 in Washington University in St. Louis. Nizon's estate is archived in the Swiss Literary Archives in Bern.
Journals
Journals
Die Innenseite des Mantels. Journal 1980–1989 (Suhrkamp, 1995) Die Erstausgaben der Gefühle. Journal 1961–1972 (Suhrkamp, 2002) Das Drehbuch der Liebe. Journal 1973–1979 (Suhrkamp, 2004) Die Zettel des Kuriers. Journal 1990–1999 (Suhrkamp, 2008) Urkundenfälschung. Journal 2000–2010 (Suhrkamp, 2012) Der Nagel im Kopf. Journal 2011–2020 (Suhrkamp, 2021)
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1929
Paul Nizon born at Bern.
1999
Thesaurus: Paul Nizon (1999) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
2013
Paul Nizon - NZZ Standpunkte (2013) (2013) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
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Die gleitenden Plätze (1959) Canto (Suhrkamp, 1963) Diskurs in der Enge (1970) Im Hause enden die Geschichten (Suhrkamp, 1971) Untertauchen. Protokoll einer Reise (Suhrkamp, 1972) Stolz (Suhrkamp, 1975) Das Jahr der Liebe (Suhrkamp, 1981). My Year of Love, trans. Jean M. Snook (Dalkey Archive, 2013) Im Bauch des Wals (Suhrkamp, 1989) Hund (Suhrkamp, 1998) Abschied von Europa (Suhrkamp, 2003) Das Fell der Forelle (Suhrkamp, 2005)
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- 1.L'écrivain suisse Paul Nizon reçoit le Prix autrichien de littérature. Le Point. 16 November 2010.
- 2.Paul Nizon. ansichten.srf.ch.
- 3.Altwegg, Jürg. Paul Nizon zum Neunzigsten: Eine Rückkehr war nie vorgesehen. FAZ.NET. 19 December 2019.
- 4.Paul Nizon auf suhrkamp.de. Suhrkamp Verlag.
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- Die gleitenden Plätze (1959)
- Canto (Suhrkamp, 1963)
- Diskurs in der Enge (1970)
- Im Hause enden die Geschichten (Suhrkamp, 1971)
- Untertauchen. Protokoll einer Reise (Suhrkamp, 1972)
- Stolz (Suhrkamp, 1975)
- Das Jahr der Liebe (Suhrkamp, 1981). My Year of Love, trans. Jean M. Snook (Dalkey Archive, 2013)
- Im Bauch des Wals (Suhrkamp, 1989)
- Hund (Suhrkamp, 1998)
- Abschied von Europa (Suhrkamp, 2003)
- Das Fell der Forelle (Suhrkamp, 2005)
- Sedlmaier, Tobias. Paul Nizon war früher ein Rebell. Zu Harmlos, findet er heute. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 10 September 2020.
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