Max Huwyler facts for kids

Max Huwyler (born December 6, 1931 – died January 28, 2023) was a talented writer from Switzerland. He wrote many different kinds of stories and poems.

Max Huwyler's Life and Work

Max Huwyler started his career as a high school teacher. He taught in the city of Zürich. But he also loved to write!

He wrote many books, especially for children. He also created plays for the theater. Some of his works were poems and stories for adults. He even wrote plays for radio.

One of his important books was Welt der Wörter, which means World of Words. He wrote this book with Walter Flückiger in 1983. It was a big project with several parts.

Max Huwyler also helped bring other writers' works to Switzerland. He translated plays by famous authors like Elias Canetti and Günter Grass. He changed their words into Swiss German.

Awards and Recognition

Max Huwyler received many awards for his writing. These awards showed how much people appreciated his work.

• In 1993, he won the Swiss Youth Book Award. This was for his books written for young people.
• He received the Schiller Foundation Award in 1996.
• The Zug Canton gave him a Recognition Award.
• He also won the Central Swiss Media Award from DRS Radio.
• In 2004, he earned the Zons Radio Drama Award.

Some of His Books

Max Huwyler wrote many interesting books. Here are a few examples:

• 2010: Das Zebra ist das Zebra (The Zebra is the Zebra): This book had fun pictures by Jürg Obrist.
• 2003: D'Bremer Stadtmusikante und d'Gschicht vom föifte Bremer (The Bremen Town Musicians and the Story of the Fifth Bremer): This was a radio play production.
• 2000: De Stadtgarteschnägg (The City Garden Snail): Max Huwyler wrote the script for this story.
• 1997: Das Nashorn und das Nashorn (The Rhinoceros and the Rhinoceros): He wrote this book with Vera Eggermann.

Max Huwyler's stories and plays continue to be enjoyed by many readers.