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Urs Widmer

Born 1938 · Switzerland

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    Schweizer Buchpreis 2009 · Shortlist

    Mr Adamson

    Herr Adamson

    Urs Widmer · 71 when first published

    Novel · 176 pages · Speculative, Family

    AI-generated summary:On 22 May 2032, the day after his ninety-fourth birthday, a man sits in the lush garden of his childhood with a recorder and tells his granddaughter the story of Mr Adamson, whom he first met as a boy.