Jakob Bührer

Jakob Bührer (November 8, 1882 – November 22, 1975) was a Swiss journalist and writer.

Jakob Bührer
Born(1882-11-08)November 8, 1882
Zürich
DiedNovember 22, 1975(1975-11-22) (aged 93)
Locarno
OccupationJournalist, Author
Notable worksIm roten Feld (1938, 1944 and 1951)

In his work Bührer focuses on victims of social processes such as the economic crisis of the 1930s in Switzerland. The unfinished trilogy Im roten Feld (1938, 1944 and 1951) is considered as Bührer′s literary masterpiece; it tells Swiss literary history during the French Revolution. He also wrote for social democratic periodicals such as the Rote Revue.

Part of his literary estate is archived in the Swiss Literary Archives[1]

Notes

  1. literary estate of Jakob Bührer at the Swiss Literary Archives
gollark: Technically, it would be *artificial* selection, too.
gollark: For not considering widespread societal consequences: mental age dropped to 9. Access denied. Your internet is being revoked.
gollark: This miscalculation has dropped your mental age to 12. Access denied. Goodbye.
gollark: 100 is the average IQ. Anyone above a tiny age is likely to have access.
gollark: Besides, that's likely to result in massive censorship.
  • Jakob Bührer in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  • Publications by and about Jakob Bührer in the catalogue Helveticat of the Swiss National Library
  • "Literary estate of Jakob Bührer". HelveticArchives. Swiss National Library.
  • Works by or about Jakob Bührer in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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