Friedrich Glauser

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Friedrich Glauser


Born
in Vienna, Austria
February 04, 1896

Died
December 08, 1938

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Friedrich Glauser (1896 - 1938) was a German-language Swiss writer. He was a morphine and opium addict for most of his life. In his first novel Gourrama, written between 1928 and 1930, he treated his own experiences at the French Foreign Legion. The evening before his wedding day, he suffered a stroke caused by cerebral infarction, and died two days later.

Five of the author's books have recently been translated into English by Mike Mitchell:
•Thumbprint (first published 1936; translated 2004)
•In Matto's Realm (first published 1937; translated 2005)
•Fever (first published 1938; translated 2006)
•The Chinaman(first published 1939; translated 2007)
•The Spoke (first published 1941; translated 2008)
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Average rating: 3.62 · 1,866 ratings · 197 reviews · 236 distinct worksSimilar authors
Matto regiert

3.70 avg rating — 446 ratings — published 1936 — 49 editions
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Thumbprint

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3.63 avg rating — 430 ratings — published 1936 — 70 editions
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The Chinaman

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3.49 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 1939 — 61 editions
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Fever (Wachtmeister Studer #2)

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3.63 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 1938 — 55 editions
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Il tè delle tre vecchie sig...

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3.30 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1940 — 44 editions
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The Spoke: A Sergeant Stude...

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3.71 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1937 — 39 editions
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Gourrama: Un roman de la Lé...

3.67 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1941 — 28 editions
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I primi casi del sergente S...

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3.57 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1936 — 10 editions
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Morfina

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3.69 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1980 — 4 editions
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La negromante di Endor

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3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1928
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“Why did you call me 'Deer of Heaven'? It makes no sense. It sounded beautiful then, but it was childish.”
Friedrich Glauser, Thumbprint

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