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Swiss writer and journalist (1935–2025)

Peter Bichsel Bichsel in 2011 Born (1935-03-24)24 March 1935 Lucerne, Switzerland Died 15 March 2025(2025-03-15) (aged 89) Zuchwil, Switzerland Occupations Writer, journalist Years active 1960–2025 Known for Short stories Political party Social Democratic Party (1957–1995) Spouse Therese Bichsel-Spörri ​ ​ (m. 1956; died 2005)​

**Peter Bichsel** (Swiss Standard German: [\[ˈpeːtər ˈbɪksl̩\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German);[1] 24 March 1935 – 15 March 2025) was a Swiss writer and journalist representing modern German literature. He was a member of the [Group 47](/source/Group_47). His breakthrough was the collection of short stories *And Really Frau Blum Would Very Much Like to Meet the Milkman*.

## Life and career

Bichsel was born in [Lucerne](/source/Lucerne) on 24 March 1935, the son of [manual labourers](/source/Manual_labour).[2] Shortly after he was born, the Bichsels moved to [Olten](/source/Olten).[3] After finishing school, he became an elementary school teacher, a job he held until 1968.[3] From 1974 to 1981, he was the personal advisor and speech writer of [Willy Ritschard](/source/Willy_Ritschard),[4] a member of the [Swiss Federal Council](/source/Swiss_Federal_Council).[5] Between 1972 and 1989, he made his mark as a "writer in residence" and a guest lecturer at American universities.[3] Bichsel lived on the outskirts of [Solothurn](/source/Solothurn) for several decades.[6]

He started publishing short lyric works in newspapers, for example in *Weltwoche*, *Tages-Anzeiger-Magazin*, *Schweizer Illustrierte* and *Luzerner Neueste Nachrichten*.[7][2] In 1960, he got his first success in prose as a private printer. In the winter of 1963–1964, he took part in a writing course in prose taught by [Walter Höllerer](/source/Walter_H%C3%B6llerer).[7]

One of his first and best-known works is *And Really Frau Blum Would Very Much Like to Meet the Milkman*.[8] Published only in a modest edition in 1964, the book was quickly sold out.[7] The reason was an enthusiastic review by [Marcel Reich-Ranicki](/source/Marcel_Reich-Ranicki).[7] Just as successful, *Children's Stories*, intended for adults, is written in the form of droll tales for children.[9] Both books were translated from German by the English poet [Michael Hamburger](/source/Michael_Hamburger).[10][11] A theme of Bichsel's works for younger readers is the stubborn desire of children to take words literally and wreak havoc on the world of communicated ideas. In the early 1970s and 1980s, Bichsel's journalistic work pushed his literary work mainly into the background.[3] Only *Der Busant* (1985)[12] and *Warten in Baden-Baden* appeared again with the Bichsel style that was so familiar to German readers.[13] Peter Bichsel gave up being a professional teacher early in his lifetime, later he continued to teach his readers that the drudgery and banality of life are of our own making.[14] He used often a simple sentence structure 'subject-predicate-object' and was a passionate observer of Switzerland.[7][2]

From 1957 to 1995 Bichsel was member of the [Social Democratic Party of Switzerland](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland).[2][15] He was a founding member of the [Gruppe Olten](/source/Gruppe_Olten) and member of the [Group 47](/source/Group_47).[2]

In 1981, he was a member of the jury at the [31st Berlin International Film Festival](/source/31st_Berlin_International_Film_Festival).[16]

Peter Bichsel's estate was archived in the [Swiss Literary Archives](/source/Swiss_Literary_Archives) in [Bern](/source/Bern).[17]

Bichsel died in [Zuchwil](/source/Zuchwil) on 15 March 2025, at the age of 89.[18]

## Awards

Peter Bichsel´s autograph

- 1965 Prize of "[Group 47](/source/Group_47)"[3]

- 1970 [Deutscher Jugendbuchpreis](/source/Deutscher_Jugendbuchpreis)[3]

- 1981/82 [Stadtschreiber von Bergen](/source/Stadtschreiber_von_Bergen)[19]

- 1996 [Mainzer Stadtschreiber](/source/Mainzer_Stadtschreiber)[6]

- 1999 [Gottfried-Keller-Preis](/source/Gottfried-Keller-Preis)[3]

- 2000 Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon[3]

- 2000 [Kassel Literary Prize](/source/Kassel_Literary_Prize)[3]

- 2004 Honorary Doctor of Theology, [University of Basel](/source/University_of_Basel)[3]

- 2005 Work grant by [Pro Helvetia](/source/Pro_Helvetia)[3]

- 2011 [Solothurner Literaturpreis](/source/Solothurner_Literaturpreis)[3]

- 2012 [Grosser Schillerpreis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grosser_Schillerpreis&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grosser_Schillerpreis)][3]

## Short story collections

- Bichsel, Peter; Spinnler, Rolf; Gigandet (1960). *Versuche über Gino. Ill. von Rolf Spinnler* (in German). [Solothurn]: Gigandet. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [80522070](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/80522070).

- —— (2018). *Eigentlich möchte Frau Blum den Milchmann kennenlernen: 21 Geschichten* (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-518-39067-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-518-39067-2). - —— (1968). *And Really Frau Blum Would Very Much Like to Meet the Milkman*. Marion Boyars Publishers. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7145-0083-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7145-0083-6).

- —— (1997). *Die Jahreszeiten* (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-518-39280-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-518-39280-5).

- —— (2013). *Kindergeschichten* (in German). Neuwied Berlin: Suhrkamp Taschenbuch Verl. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-518-39142-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-518-39142-6). - —— (1971). *Stories for Children*. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7145-0688-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7145-0688-3).

- —— (2005). *Des Schweizers Schweiz: Aufsätze* (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-518-39269-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-518-39269-0).

- *Inhaltsangabe der Langeweile* (Hörspiel, 1971)[20]

- —— (1998). *Geschichten zur falschen Zeit: Kolumnen 1975 – 1978* (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-518-39372-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-518-39372-7).

- —— (1997). *Der Leser. Das Erzählen: Frankfurter Poetik-Vorlesungen* (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-518-39143-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-518-39143-3).

- —— (1998). *Schulmeistereien* (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-518-39341-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-518-39341-3).

- —— (200). *Der Busant: von Trinkern, Polizisten und der schönen Magelone0* (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-518-39601-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-518-39601-8). {{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#invalid_isbn_date))

- —— (1999). *Irgendwo anderswo: Kolumnen 1980 - 1985*. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-518-39432-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-518-39432-8).

- —— (2006). *Möchten Sie Mozart gewesen sein?* (in German). Stuttgart: Radius. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-87173-355-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-87173-355-0).

- —— (1999). *Im Gegenteil: Kolumnen 1986 - 1990* (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-518-39527-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-518-39527-1).

- —— (1993). *Zur Stadt Paris: Geschichten* (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-518-40538-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-518-40538-3). - *To the City of Paris* (in German and English). Translated by Michael Kuttner. Kolkata: Tarjama (2007).

- —— (2002). *Gegen unseren Briefträger konnte man nichts machen* (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-518-39822-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-518-39822-7).

- —— (1998). *Die Totaldemokraten: Aufsätze über die Schweiz* (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-518-12087-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-518-12087-3).

- —— (2001). *Cherubin Hammer und Cherubin Hammer* (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-518-39665-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-518-39665-0).

- —— (2000). *Alles von mir gelernt: Kolumnen 1995 - 1999* (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-518-41099-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-518-41099-8).

- —— (2015). *Eisenbahnfahren* (in German). Frankfurt am Main; Leipzig: Insel Verlag. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-458-17655-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-458-17655-8).

- —— (2003). *Doktor Schleyers isabellenfarbige Winterschule: Kolumnen 2000 - 2002* (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-518-41389-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-518-41389-0).

- —— (2004). *Das süsse Gift der Buchstaben: Reden zur Literatur*. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-518-12353-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-518-12353-9). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [55653236](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/55653236).

- —— (2004). *Wo wir wohnen: Geschichten* (in German). Frankfurt am Main Leipzig: Insel-Verl. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-458-19253-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-458-19253-4).

- —— (2017). *Im Hafen von Bern im Frühling* (in German). Stuttgart: Radius. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-87173-832-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-87173-832-6).

- —— (2018). *Kolumnen, Kolumnen* (in German). Berlin: Suhrkamp Verlag. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-518-24172-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-518-24172-1).

- ——; Mazenauer, Beat (2020). *Auch der Esel hat eine Seele: frühe Texte und Kolumnen 1963-1971*. Berlin: Suhrkamp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-518-47004-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-518-47004-6).

- —— (2021). *Im Winter muss mit Bananenbäumen etwas geschehen: Geschichten für die kalte Jahreszeit* (in German). Berlin: Insel Verlag. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-458-68178-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-458-68178-6).

- —— (2023). *Die schöne Schwester Langeweile: Geschichten für jeden Tag* (in German). Berlin: Insel Verlag. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-458-68305-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-458-68305-6).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Peter Bichsel - "Ich glaube, dass jeder Gegenstand mit mir zu tun hat" (1965)"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c857OLLtdaA&t=193s). *YouTube*. Text und Bühne. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-e562_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-e562_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-e562_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-e562_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-e562_2-4) ["Der Grossmeister des Kleinen: Peter Bichsel mit 89 Jahren gestorben"](https://www.srf.ch/kultur/literatur/hommage-an-eine-legende-der-grossmeister-des-kleinen-peter-bichsel-89-jaehrig-gestorben). *Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)* (in German). 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-t812_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-t812_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-t812_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-t812_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-t812_3-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-t812_3-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-t812_3-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-t812_3-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-t812_3-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-t812_3-9) [***k***](#cite_ref-t812_3-10) [***l***](#cite_ref-t812_3-11) [***m***](#cite_ref-t812_3-12) ["Bichsel"](https://www.adk.de/de/akademie/mitglieder/index.htm?we_objectID=50110). *Akademie der Künste, Berlin* (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Redenschreiber von Willi Ritschard – Business And Science"](https://business-and-science.de/redenschreiber-von-willi-ritschard). *Business And Science* (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-z593_5-0)** Christoph Krummenacher (ckr) (17 March 2025). ["Peter Bichsels Leben in historischen Bildern: Blick ins Archiv"](https://www.solothurnerzeitung.ch/kultur/solothurn/zum-tod-des-autors-weggefaehrte-von-max-frisch-franz-hohler-willi-ritschard-peter-bichsels-leben-in-historischen-bildern-ld.2748244). *Solothurner Zeitung* (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-f238_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-f238_6-1) ["Schweizer Autor Peter Bichsel ist tot"](https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/literatur-schweizer-autor-peter-bichsel-ist-tot-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-250317-930-405979). *[Süddeutsche.de](/source/S%C3%BCddeutsche.de)* (in German). 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-d596_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-d596_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-d596_7-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-d596_7-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-d596_7-4) Reinacher, Pia (17 March 2025). ["Peter Bichsel gestorben: Zum Tod des Schweizer Schriftstellers"](https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/buecher/autoren/peter-bichsel-gestorben-zum-tod-des-schweizer-schriftstellers-110361333.html). *[FAZ.NET](/source/FAZ.NET)* (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-g318_8-0)** ["Peter Bichsel: And Really Frau Blum Would Very Much Like to Meet the Milkman (Eigentlich möchte Frau Blum den Milchmann kennenlernen, Suhrkamp Verlag)"](https://www.suhrkamp.de/rights/book/peter-bichsel-and-really-frau-blum-would-very-much-like-to-meet-the-milkman-fr-9783518225615). *Suhrkamp Verlag* (in German). 25 February 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-d943_9-0)** ["Peter Bichsel: Children's Stories (Kindergeschichten, Suhrkamp Verlag)"](https://www.suhrkamp.de/rights/book/peter-bichsel-children-s-stories-fr-9783518391426). *Suhrkamp Verlag* (in German). 2 January 1969. Retrieved 17 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-w750_10-0)** ["Catalog Record: And really Frau Blum would very much like to meet the milkman; 21 short stories"](https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001191552). *HathiTrust Digital Library*. Eigentlich möchte Frau Blum den Milchmann kennenlernen.English. 1968. Retrieved 17 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-h738_11-0)** ["Stories for children; translated by Michael Hamburger"](https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/421137). *Catalogue*. Retrieved 17 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-h440_12-0)** Bichsel, Peter (3 May 2021). ["Der Busant. Buch von Peter Bichsel (Suhrkamp Verlag)"](https://www.suhrkamp.de/buch/peter-bichsel-der-busant-t-9783518243039). *Suhrkamp Verlag* (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-p050_13-0)** ["Journalismus erleben"](https://live.nzz.ch/de/info/gaestearchiv/peter-bichsel). *NZZ Live – Journalismus erleben* (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-x938_14-0)** ["PETER BICHSEL. GESCHICHTEN"](https://www.walktanztheater.com/projekte/produktionen/bichsel-geschichten/). *walktanztheater* (in German). 22 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-b859_15-0)** Beckmann, Gerhard (15 November 2011). ["Optimismus zerstört"](https://www.welt.de/print-welt/article660362/Optimismus-zerstoert.html). *[Die Welt](/source/Die_Welt)* (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-berlinale_16-0)** ["Berlinale 1981: Juries"](http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1981/04_jury_1981/04_Jury_1981.html). *berlinale.de*. Retrieved 22 August 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-q339_17-0)** ["Bichsel, Peter: Archiv Peter Bichsel"](https://ead.nb.admin.ch/html/bichsel_A.html). *Schweizerisches Literaturarchiv* (in German). 10 June 2001. Retrieved 17 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Celebrated Swiss author Peter Bichsel dies aged 89"](https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/celebrated-swiss-author-peter-bichsel-dies-aged-89/89019907). Swiss Info. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-y210_19-0)** ["Peter Bichsel las in Bergen-Enkheim und in Frankfurt – BuchMarkt"](https://buchmarkt.de/peter-bichsel-las-in-bergen-enkheim-und-in-frankfurt/). *BuchMarkt – Das Ideenmagazin für den Buchhandel* (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-h566_20-0)** ["INHALTSANGABE DER LANGEWEILE"](https://oe1.orf.at/hoerspiel/suche/8099). *oe1.orf.at* (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2025.

## Further reading

- Rolf Jucker, ed. (1996). *Peter Bichsel*. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7083-1380-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7083-1380-0).

- Vineta Colby (1985). "Peter Bichsel". *World Authors, 1975–1980*. New York: Wilson. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8242-0715-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8242-0715-1).

## External links

- [Peter Bichsel](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2166230/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Peter Bichsel](https://www.discogs.com/artist/Peter+Bichsel) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

- [Literary estate of Peter Bichsel](https://www.helveticarchives.ch/detail.aspx?ID=201216) in the archive database HelveticArchives of the [Swiss National Library](/source/Swiss_National_Library).

- [Peter Bichsel](http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/64661/Peter-Bichsel) in the *[Encyclopædia Britannica](/source/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica)*.

- [Historischen Lexikons der Schweiz: Peter Bichsel](https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/011554/2020-01-09/)

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