Martin Suter

Martin Suter (* February 29, 1948 in Zurich ) is a Swiss writer.

  • 2.5.1 audiobook Anthologies
  • 3.1 films

Life

After training as a copywriter Martin Suter was creative director of the renowned Basel advertising agency GGK age of 26. Together with Robert Stalder, he founded the advertising agency Stalder & Suter and was president of the Art Directors Club of Switzerland. In parallel, he has always written, among other reports for the magazine Geo and numerous screenplays for film and television.

Since 1991, Martin Suter works as an author. From 1992 to early 2004 he was responsible for the weekly column " Business Class " in the world week until April 2007 she appeared in the magazine of the Tages-Anzeiger. In 1995, Suter for the price of Austrian industry in Joseph Roth Competition in Klagenfurt. Selected business class columns are available in book form. For the monthly magazine NZZ Folio, he wrote columns under the title " Live Right with Geri Weibel ."

The real breakthrough as a writer succeeded him in 1997 with his first novel, Small World, which - like all the works since then - Diogenes Verlag in Zurich appeared. Small World, The dark side of the moon and a perfect friend connect detective story, which plays a minor role, with social and medical critical approaches. Suter himself describes these first three novels as " neurological trilogy " because the protagonist had to fight each with identity crises. For Small World Suter was awarded in 1997 with the honorary award of the Canton of Zurich and in 1998 with the French Prix du premier roman étranger. Small World was filmed in 2010 by French director Bruno Chiche with Gérard Depardieu and Alexandra Maria Lara in the lead roles. A perfect friend was filmed in France under the title Un ami parfait by Francis Girod.

With the Swiss musician Stephan Eicher Suter worked for his published in April 2007 album Eldorado, for which he wrote some lyrics. Some of the new songs ( Charlie ) was introduced in 2006 during an exclusive concert at the Blue Balls Festival in Lucerne Eicher; the lyrics written by Suter single "I know what it nid isch " was released along with the album 2007.

For the Theater am Neumarkt Zurich Suter also wrote two comedies: Take to the skies (2004) and mummies (2006), with whom he also celebrated as a playwright success.

The German Thriller Prize ( National 2) he received in 2003 for A perfect friend. 2007 Suter was awarded for his novel The Devil of Milan by Friedrich Glauser Prize.

2010 Martin Suter received the Swift Award for Business satire of Market Economy Foundation for his satirical column Business Class on the weaknesses of the Manager caste. Martin Suter was in January 2011 by Swiss Television Award as regular best-selling author and most successful writers of Switzerland with the Swiss Award 2010 in the category culture.

Martin Suter lives with his second wife, the fashion designer Margrith Nay Suter, and his adopted daughter alternately in Ibiza and in Panajachel on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. In 2009, his adopted son in a accident.

Works

Novels

  • Small World. Novel. Diogenes, Zurich 1997, ISBN 3-257-06146-3; paperback ibid. 1999, ISBN 3-257-23088-5.
  • The dark side of the moon. Novel. Diogenes, Zurich 2000, ISBN 3-257-06231-1; paperback ibid. 2001, ISBN 3-257-23301-9.
  • A perfect friend. Novel. Diogenes, Zurich 2002, ISBN 3-257-06306-7; paperback ibid. 2003, ISBN 3-257-23378-7.
  • Lila, Lila. Novel. Diogenes, Zurich 2004, ISBN 3-257-06386-5; paperback ibid. 2005, ISBN 3-257-23469-4.
  • The Devil of Milan. Novel. Diogenes, Zurich 2006, ISBN 3-257-06534-5; paperback ibid. 2007, ISBN 978-3-257-23653-8.
  • The last Weynfeldt. Novel. Diogenes, Zurich 2008, ISBN 978-3-257-06630-2; paperback ibid. 2009, ISBN 978-3-257-23933-1.
  • The chef. Novel. Diogenes, Zurich 2010, ISBN 978-3-257-06739-2; paperback ibid. 2011, ISBN 978-3-257-23999-7.
  • Allmen and the Dragonflies. Novel. Diogenes, Zurich 2011, ISBN 978-3-257-06777-4; paperback ibid. 2012, ISBN 978-3-257-24177-8.
  • Allmen and the pink diamond. Novel. Diogenes, Zurich 2011, ISBN 978-3-257-06799-6; paperback ibid., 2013, ISBN 978-3-257-24197-6.
  • The time period. Novel. Diogenes, Zurich 2012, ISBN 978-3-257-06830-6.
  • Allmen and the dahlias. Novel. Diogenes, Zurich 2013, ISBN 978-3-257-06860-3.
  • Allmen and the missing María. Novel. Diogenes, Zurich 2014, ISBN 978-3-257-06887-0.

Book editions of the columns

« Business »

  • Business Class. Manager in your pocket. Columns. World Week ABC, Zurich 1994, ISBN 3-85504-153-9.
  • Business Class. More managers in your pocket. Columns. World Week ABC, Zurich 1995, ISBN 3-85504-159-8.
  • Business Class. Even more managers in the vest pocket. Columns. World Week ABC, Zurich 1998, ISBN 3-85504-170-9.
  • Business Class. Stories from the world of management. Diogenes, Zurich 2000, ISBN 3-257-06257-5.
  • Business Class. New stories from the world of management. Diogenes, Zurich 2002, ISBN 3-257-06329-6; paperback ibid. 2004, ISBN 3-257-23457-0.
  • Huber biases and other stories from the Business Class. Diogenes, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-257-06468-3; paperback ibid. 2006, ISBN 3-257-23548-8.
  • Among friends and other stories from the Business Class. Diogenes, Zurich 2007, ISBN 978-3-257-06568-8; paperback ibid. 2008, ISBN 978-3-257-23724-5.
  • The bonus - secret and other stories from the Business Class. Diogenes, Zurich 2009, ISBN 978-3-257-06712-5; paperback ibid. 2010, ISBN 978-3-257-24031-3.
  • Shutdown. The Business 's Holiday. Diogenes, Zurich 2012, ISBN 978-3-257-30009-3.

" Live Right with Geri Weibel »

  • Live Right with Geri Weibel. Diogenes, Zurich 2001, ISBN 3-257-23273- X.
  • Live Right with Geri Weibel. New Series. Diogenes, Zurich 2002, ISBN 3-257-23302-7. Together as: Right to live with Geri Weibel. All consequences. Diogenes, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-257-23460-0.

Plays

Screenplays

Audiobooks

  • The Devil of Milan ( unabridged ). 6 audio CDs read by Julia Fischer. Diogenes, Zurich 2006, ISBN 3-257-80038- X.
  • Small World ( abridged). 5 Audio CDs read by Dietmar Mues. Diogenes, Zurich 2008, ISBN 978-3-257-80220-7.
  • The last Weynfeldt ( unabridged ). 7 Audio CDs read by Gert Heidenreich. Diogenes, Zurich 2008, ISBN 978-3-257-80200-9.
  • Lila, Lila (shortened). 5 Audio CDs read by Daniel Brühl. Diogenes, Zurich 2009, ISBN 978-3-257-80285-6.
  • The cook ( unabridged ). 6 audio CDs read by Heikko German man. Diogenes, Zurich 2010, ISBN 978-3-257-80289-4.
  • Allmen and the Dragonflies ( unabridged ). 4 Audio CDs read by Gert Heidenreich. Diogenes, Zurich 2011, ISBN 978-3-257-80305-1.
  • Allmen and the pink diamond ( uncut ). 4 Audio CDs read by Gert Heidenreich. Diogenes, Zurich 2011, ISBN 978-3-257-80313-6.
  • Allmen and the dahlias ( unabridged ). 4 Audio CDs read by Gert Heidenreich. Diogenes, Zurich 2013, ISBN 978-3-257-06860-3.

Audiobook Anthology

  • Previously was more tinsel. Sneaky Christmas stories. Read by Ingrid Noll, Anna King and Martin Suter. Diogenes, Zurich 2006, ISBN 3-257-80030-4.
  • Earlier, more beach! Sneaky travel stories. Read by Doris Dorrie, Uta Hallant et al Diogenes, Zurich 2007, ISBN 978-3-257-80170-5.
  • Previously was more tinsel. Sneaky Christmas stories. Read by Hans Korte, Cordula Trantow et al Diogenes, Zurich 2007, ISBN 978-3-257-80167-5.
  • Earlier, more beach! Sneaky travel stories. Read by Doris Dorrie, Jochen Striebeck et al Diogenes, Zurich 2008, ISBN 978-3-257-80222-1.
  • Not another jam! Sneaky travel stories. Read by Anna King and Tommi Piper. Diogenes, Zurich 2009, ISBN 978-3-257-80267-2.

Work arrangements

Films

  • 2006: A perfect friend under the Title Un ami parfait. Director: Francis Girod. Protagonist: Antoine de Caunes, Carole Bouquet, Martina Gedeck.
  • 2009: Purple, Purple. Director: Alain Gsponer. Lead actor Daniel Brühl, Hannah heart jump, Henry Hübchen.
  • 2010: The last Weynfeldt. Director: Alain Gsponer. Leading actor Stefan Kurt and Marie Bäumer. A co-production of Swiss Television SRF and ZDF.
  • 2010: Small World under the title The n'ai rien oublié. Director: Bruno Chiche. Leading actor Gérard Depardieu, Alexandra Maria Lara.
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