Jürg Schubiger
Jürg Schubiger was a Swiss psychotherapist and writer of children's books. He won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1996 for Als die Welt noch jung war.
For his "lasting contribution" as a children's writer Schubiger received the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2008. The award conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People is the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books.
Life
Schubiger was born in Zürich and raised in Winterthur, Switzerland. He graduated from the University of Zürich in German Studies, Psychology and Philosophy. He wrote his PhD thesis on Franz Kafka. He most recently lived in Zürich. Schubiger died in 2014, aged 77, four weeks and one day before his 78th birthday.Works
Children's
Dieser Hund heißt Himmel. Tag- und Nachtgeschichten. Illustrated by Klaus Steffens. Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 1978, Das Löwengebrüll. Märchen, Geschichten. Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 1988, Als die Welt noch jung war. Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 1995, ; Taschenbuch ebd. 2000,- * When the World was New: Stories Annick Press Ltd., 1996, Mutter, Vater, ich und sie. Erzählung. Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 1997, ; Taschenbuch ebd. 2001, Wo ist das Meer? Geschichten. Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 2000, ; Taschenbuch ebd. 2003, Seltsame Abenteuer des Don Quijote. Aufbau, Berlin 2003, Die Geschichte von Wilhelm Tell. Nagel & Kimche, München 2003, ; DTV, München 2006, Aller Anfang. Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 2006, Der weiße und der schwarze Bär. Hammer, Wuppertal 2007, Zebra, Zecke, Zauberwort. Hammer, Wuppertal 2009, Der Wind hat Geburtstag. Hammer, Wuppertal 2010, De Strubelpeter. Mundartfassung. Elfundzehn, Eglisau 2010,