René Frauchiger

René Frauchiger
Born (1981-07-28) 28 July 1981 (age 43)
Langenthal, Aarwangen District, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
OccupationWriter, editor and teacher
LanguageGerman
CitizenshipSwitzerland
Alma materUniversity of Basel
GenreShort prose, speculative fiction
Website
renefrauchiger.ch

René Frauchiger (born 28 July 1981 in Langenthal[1]) is a Swiss writer, editor and teacher.

Biography

René Frauchiger grew up in Madiswil.[2][3] After an apprenticeship as a commercial clerk, he worked as a freelancer for the Berner Zeitung before attending the University of Basel where he studied German language and philosophy.[3] In 2011, he founded the "narrativist literary magazine" Das Narr [de] (The Fool) together with Lukas Gloor [de] and Daniel Kissling. As an author and editor, he has published a number books, including a literary cookbook, travel guides to Basel and Bern, and several novels.[4] In 2017, Frauchiger was awarded a grant from the Fachausschuss für Literatur Basel.[5] Since 2022, he has led the reading/writing workshops at the Aargauer Literaturhaus Lenzburg.[6]

He debuted in 2019 with the new weird novel Giants Are Just Big People (German: Riesen sind nur grosse Menschen) published by homunculus verlag [de], followed in 2022 by the novel Ants Find It Difficult to Speak (German: Ameisen fällt das Sprechen schwer) published by Knapp Verlag [de].

René Frauchiger is a member of the Associations of Authors of Switzerland [de] and the Swiss Speculative Fiction Authors (German: Schweizer Phantastikautoren). He lives in Basel.[3]

References

  1. ^ "René Frauchiger". Lexikon ADS. 2023. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Frei-Tomic, Gallus (July 11, 2022). "René Frauchiger «Gespräche und Geschichten», Plattform Gegenzauber". literaturblatt.ch. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Hunziker, Michael (2023). "Unterwegs mit René Frauchiger". Aargauer Kulturmagazin. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Das Narr Magazin". Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "Literatur „made in Basel"". Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  6. ^ "About. Unser Team. René Frauchiger". Aargauer Literaturhaus Lenzburg. 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

Bibliography

  • Frauchiger, René (2017). Die Nacht der Handymonster: [Heftroman]. Narr-Groschen. Horror. Olten: Der Narrativistische Verein. ISBN 978-3-952488-12-6.
  • Frauchiger, René (2019). Riesen sind nur grosse Menschen: Roman. Erlangen: homunculus verlag. ISBN 978-3-946120-29-2.
  • Frauchiger, René (2022). Ameisen fällt das Sprechen schwer: Roman. [Olten]: Knapp Verlag. ISBN 978-3-906311-99-9.