Oscar Peer

Oscar peer ( born April 23, 1928 Lavin in the Lower Engadine, † 22 December 2013, Churchill ) was a writer and philologist Romansh. His works, mostly written independently in two languages ​​Vallader and German, move between epic in the form of novels, short story and drama. Linguistically significant is his Ladin - German dictionary.

Life

Growing up in a farming family, he attended after canceling an apprenticeship as a machinist the Teacher Training College in Chur. After graduation he worked in Tschierv and Felsberg as a primary school teacher. This is followed by the study of German and Romance Languages ​​at the University of Zurich and at the Sorbonne joined, he awarded the degree of Dr. phil. graduated Gian Fontana, writer in the Surselva: with the topic. After that he worked as a middle school teacher in Winterthur, and finally as a lecturer at Chur teacher seminar.

His first published story, " A wedding in the winter " was published in 1972, next to Vallader 1978, the story " Accord ", which was filmed in 1985. Sometimes he wrote in German, sometimes on Vallader, the books came out later often bilingual, and it in no way acted in the other language to mere translations from one. Instead, both language versions contained its own nuances and there are significant deviations.

His brother Andri Peer was also a writer.

Works (selection)

  • Dicziunari ladin - tudais -ch. Chur in 1962
  • A wedding in the winter. Narrative, Zurich 1972
  • Accord. Raquint. Lavin, 1978; bilingual under the title " chord / Il retuorn " Limmat Verlag, Zurich 2005
  • Viadi sur Cunfin. Novel, Zernez 1981
  • Gardens across the stream. Narratives, Zurich 1983
  • Border station. Novel, Zurich 1984
  • Novas d' inviern. Novel, Zernez 1988
  • La rumur dal flüm. Zernez 1999 / in German The murmur of the river, 2007 ( memoir )
  • In tschercha dal Figl. Zernez, 2005
  • Eva and Anton. Eva ed il sonch Antoni. Romansh and German. Edited and with an afterword by Mevina Puorger Pestalozzi. Limmat, Zurich 2013

Awards

  • Schiller Prize 1977
  • Recognition Award of the Canton Grisons 1983
  • Price of Radio and Television Rumantscha 1995
  • Large Culture Prize of the Canton Grisons 2003
  • Grisons Literature Prize 2014 ( posthumously )
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