poet, historian, journalist , translator
Andreas Saurer, a poet, a historian, a journalist and a translator, was born on the 22d of September 1963 in Andeer,(Graubunden/ Switzerland). Today he lives in Bern and Basel.
He studied modern history , Swiss history and modern German literature in Bern, Berlin and Siena.
Since 1995 he works as an editor in Berner Zeitung BZ.
The author of „Modernisierung und Tradition: Das rumänische Dorf 1918-1989“ research, Gardez publishing house, Saint- Augustine 2003.
Lyrics:
“Freie Sicht bis Cagliatscha”, Oberegg/Zurich 2008.
“Berg mit Madonna/Munte cu Madonna”, (bilingual, edition German/Romanian), Biblioteca Revistei Familia, Oradea 2005.
His poetry is translated into Retroromanic, Romanian and Slovenian languages. Publications in Swiss cultural and literary periodicals: Du, Orte, Drehpunkt und Zündschrift, аnd also in Literatur und Kritik (Saltsburg), Moosbrand (Berlin), Luceafarul (Bukarest), Tribuna (Cluj), Familia (Oradea), Nord Literar (Baia Mare), Contrafort (Chisinau), Romboid (Bratislava) and different anthologies of Switzerland and Germany.
Rewards and Prizes:
Contest finalist for Arena-Lyrik prize.
Contest finalist for Arena-Lyrikpreis Rien/Switzerland 2008.
Orte-Lyrik prize| (Switzerland) 2007.
Debut prize at the international poetic festival Sighetu Marmatiei (Romania), 2005.
Winner of Bern lyric contest Stauffacher (Switzerland) 2005, 2002, 2000, 1999 і 1996.
Contest finalist of Berlin literary workshop (Germany) 1995.
