How to Pronounce Jürg Federspiel
#20
Most Popular
Boost
Jun 28, 1931 Lindau, canton of Zürich, Switzerland Died on 12 Jan 2007 (aged 75)
Swiss writer (1931-2007)
CancerJürg Federspiel - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
Jürg Federspiel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Family, Facts, Age, Net Worth, Biography and More in FamedBorn.com
About Jürg Federspiel
- Jürg Fortunat Federspiel (28 June 1931 – 12 January 2007) was a Swiss writer, born in Kemptthal, Canton Zurich.
- Federspiel authored more than 20 novels and short story collections.Federspiel grew up in Davos and attended secondary school in Basel.
- From 1951 he worked as a journalist and film critic for several Swiss newspapers, and spent time in Germany, France, Great Britain, Ireland and the USA. His first notable work was a collection of short stories, Orangen und Tode ("Oranges and death") in 1961.
- In the English-speaking world his best-known work was The Ballad of Typhoid Mary.
- A historical novel about the life of Mary Mallon, it was published in German in 1982, and published in English translation in 1983 by Random House.Towards the end of his life, he lived alternately in Basel and New York City.
- His last published book was Mond ohne Zeiger ("Moon without hands"), a collection of poetry in 2001.
- He suffered for years with severe diabetes and Parkinson's disease.Federspiel died on 25 February 2007 in Basel, having been missing since 12 January 2007.
- The cause of death was assumed to be suicide.
