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Thomas Hürlimann

Born 1950 · Switzerland

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    Schweizer Buchpreis 2022 · Shortlist

    Der Rote Diamant

    Title translated by AI:“The Red Diamond”

    Thomas Hürlimann · 72 when first published

    Novel · 316 pages · Coming of age, Historical

    AI-generated summary:In the autumn of 1963, eleven-year-old Arthur Goldau is dropped off at a monastery boarding school high in the Swiss mountains. The monastery is said to hide a priceless diamond from the Habsburg crown.