Thomas Hürlimann (born 21 December 1950) is a Swiss playwright and novelist. Biography Hürlimann was born in Zug, Switzerland. He is a son of the former government and federal councilor (Minister) Hans Hürlimann. He studied philosophy in Zürich and Berlin, worked as an assistant director and dramaturge at the Berlin Schiller Theater and was a guest lecturer at the German Institute for Literature in Leipzig. His 1989 novel Das Gartenhaus was published as The Couple in the United States in 1991. His works have been translated into 21 languages. Works Selected works include: Prosa Die Tessinerin (1981), Das Gartenhaus (1989), Die Satellitenstadt (1992), Carleton (1996) Das Holztheater (1997), Die Lawine (1998) Himmelsöhi, hilf! Über die Schweiz und andere Nester (2002), Vierzig Rosen (2006), Der Sprung in den Papierkorb. Geschichten, Gedanken und Notizen am Rand (2008), Dämmerschoppen. Geschichten aus 30 Jahren (2009), Nietzsches Regenschirm. (2015), Heimkehr (2018), Der rote Diamant (2022), Theater Grossvater und Halbbruder (1981) Der letzte Gast (1990) Der Gesandte (1991) De Franzos im Ybrig (1991) Güdelmäntig (1993) Fräulein Stark (2001) Vierzig Rosen (2006) Der Sprung in den Papierkorb (2008) Awards 1981 Aspekte-Literaturpreis for Die Tessinerin 1992 Marieluise-Fleisser-Preis 1997 Literaturpreis der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung 1998 Solothurner Literaturpreis 2001 Joseph Breitbach Prize 2007 Schillerpreis 2008 Caroline-Schlegel-Preis 2011 Thomas Mann Prize 2014 Alemannischer Literaturpreis 2019 Gottfried-Keller-Preis Honorary doctorates 2016 University of Basel Memberships Member of the Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste Member of the Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung Member of the Academy of Arts, Berlin References External links Thomas Hürlimann: New German dramatic art. Goethe-Instituts Website 1950 births Living people People from Zug Swiss writers in German Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin