Ernst Zahn

Ernst Zahn ( born January 24, 1867 in Zurich, † February 12, 1952 in Meggen LU) was a Swiss writer.

Life

Ernst Zahn was born the son of a hotelier from Bavaria. He grew up in Zurich on in his father's restaurant in Baugarten and took over after years of apprenticeship in England and Italy in 1887, his father's business in Göschenen. At the same time he was a member of the council and later became a member of the Uri district administrator. In 1893, he married Lina Fäh.

In 1913 he was elected President of the Swiss writers association (SSV ). This office he had to travel due to his enthusiastic espousal of the German Empire in the First World War erupting again the following year. In 1916 he gave up his profession and lived thereafter as a freelance writer in Meggen and Zurich. As a Swiss folk poet, however, he had his greatest success in Germany. After the Second World War, he was largely forgotten.

On January 24, 1937 Ernst Zahn was named an honorary citizen of the community Meggen.

Works (selection)

Stories

  • Heart fights. A story from the Swiss mountains. Schröter, Zurich 1893.
  • Echo! Short stories and sketches. Keller, Lucerne 1895.
  • Schattenhalb. Three stories. DVA, Stuttgart 1904.
  • Everyday heroes. A short story book. DVA, Stuttgart 1906.
  • Once again the peace must be! Stories and verses. DVA, Stuttgart 1916.
  • Verena Stadler. Narrative. Hillger, Berlin, 1917.
  • Night. A story. Huber, Frauenfeld 1917.
  • The blasphemers. Narrative. Huber, Frauenfeld 1917.
  • Bergland. Four seals. DVA, Stuttgart 1917.
  • The second life. A story. DVA, Stuttgart 1918.
  • Blancheflor. Narrative. DVA, Stuttgart 1923.
  • The Cross. Narrative. Bertelsmann, Gütersloh 1933.

Novels

  • Erni Behaim. A Swiss novel from the 15th century. DVA, Stuttgart 1898.
  • Albin Indergand. Huber, Frauenfeld 1901.
  • The Clari -Marie. DVA, Stuttgart 1905.
  • Luke Hochstrasser's house. DVA, Stuttgart, 1907.
  • Loneliness. DVA, Stuttgart 1910.
  • The Women of Tannò. Huber, Frauenfeld 1911.
  • The pharmacist of small Weltwil. DVA, Stuttgart 1913.
  • The love of Severin Imboden. Huber, Frauenfeld 1916.
  • Jonas Truttmann. DVA, Stuttgart 1921.
  • Mrs. Sixta. A novel from the mountains. DVA, Stuttgart 1925.
  • Board game of life. DVA, Stuttgart 1928.
  • The ferryman Adrian Risch. DVA, Stuttgart 1932.
  • The way up. DVA, Stuttgart 1935.
  • The millennial road. DVA, Stuttgart 1939.
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