Canetti, Elias b. July 25, 1905 d. August 14, 1994 German novelist, essayist, sociologist and playwright. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1981. He was born in Russe, Bulgaria. He spoke several languages, including Bulgarian, German, Spanish and English. He worked as a translator, he was the German translator of Upton Sinclair's works. From 1916 he studied in Zurich, and produced his first literary work, a verse play, "Junius Brutus". After that his novel about the human madness, "Die Blendungen" was published. He wrote also essays...[Read More] (Bio by: Apats) Fluntern Cemetery, Fluntern, Zurich, Switzerland
Giehse, Therese b. March 6, 1898 d. March 3, 1975 Actress. Born as Therese Gift as daughter of Jewish parents, she began her career in 1920, together with Erika and Thomas Mann, foundress of the Munich cabaret "Die Pfeffermühle." She migrated to Zurich-Switzerland in 1933 to escape the Nazi-regime. Fondly remembered as 'Mutter Courage' in Bertolt Brecht's stage play "Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder" (1941 premiere). She died in 1975 just 3 days before her 77th birthday. (Bio by: The Romancer) Fluntern Cemetery, Fluntern, Zurich, Switzerland
Joyce, James b. February 2, 1882 d. January 13, 1941 Irish Novelist and Poet. Generally considered one of the most influential authors of the twentieth century, James Joyce was one of the first authors to challenge the traditional concept of what a novel could be, alienating most of his contemporaries while earning a reputation that endures in literary scholarship. He was educated at Jesuit schools, including University College, Dublin. Joyce's first publication was an essay on Ibsen, printed in "Fortnightly Review" in 1900 while he was still a...[Read More] (Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy) Fluntern Cemetery, Fluntern, Zurich, Switzerland
b. July 25, 1905 d. August 14, 1994