Lukas Hartmann (born Hans-Rudolf Lehmann; 29 August 1944) is a Switzerland author.
Life and work
Born as Hans-Rudolf Lehmann in Bern, his mother was a farmer's daughter and his father was a shoemaker, later auxiliary postman and department manager at the Swiss Post. His mother had a creative streak, which passed to both sons. Hartmann's younger brother Jürg became a journalist, and now heads the Ringier Group school of journalism. Lukas Hartmann wrote his first stories at the age of 13. He completed a teacher training course in Bern with majors in German, history and music, and worked first as a teacher. He then decided to pursue further studies in psychology, but he did not graduate, and later worked as a social worker, journalist and writer.
His novels
Anna - annA and
Pestalozzis Berg have been filmed.
Hartmann's grandmother was one of the so-called Verdingkinder, hence Hartmann is one of the most prominent supporters of the so-called Wiedergutmachungsinitiative.
Since 1996 Hartmann has been married to the Swiss politician Simonetta Sommaruga.
Awards (excerpt)
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1995: Schweizer Jugendbuchpreis for So eine lange Nase.
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2010: Grosser Literaturpreis von Stadt und Kanton Bern
Bibliography (highlights)
Novels
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1978: Pestalozzis Berg. Zytglogge, Gümligen, .
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1980: Gebrochenes Eis: Aufzeichnungen. Arche, Zürich, .
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1982: Mahabalipuram oder Als Schweizer in Indien. Ein Reisetagebuch. Arche, Zürich, .
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2003: Die Tochter des Jägers. Nagel & Kimche, Zürich, .
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2013: Abschied von Sansibar. Diogenes, Zürich, .
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2015: Auf beiden Seiten. Diogenes, Zürich, .
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2016: Ein passender Mieter, Diogenes, Zürich,
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2018: Ein Bild von Lydia, Diogenes, Zürich,
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2021: Schattentanz: Die Wege des Louis Soutter, Diogenes, Zürich,
Children's literature
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1984: Anna annA. Zytglogge, Gümligen, .
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1987: Joachim zeichnet sich weg. Ein Roman für Kinder. Nagel & Kimche, Zürich, .
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1990: Die wilde Sophie. Nagel & Kimche, Zürich, .
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1994: So eine lange Nase. Nagel & Kimche, Zürich, .
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2006: Heul nicht, kleiner Seehund! Kinderroman. Illustrations by Julia Friese. Bajazzo, Zürich, .
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2007: Spuren in der Polenta. Essgeschichten und Rezepte für Kinder. Illustrations by Larissa Bertonasco. Bajazzo, Zürich, .
Plays
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1976: Beruhigungsmittel.
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1977: Familiefescht.
Radio
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1976: Em Pfarrer sy Scheidig for Schweizer Radio DRS.
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1984: Auf dem Scherbenberg for DRS.
Literature
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