Real name: Friedrich Rheinhold Dürrenmatt

Effective period / Period of releases: 1990 - 2004

Swiss author and dramatist, born 5 January 1921 in Konolfingen, Switzerland, died 14 December 1990 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophical crime novels, and macabre satire. Dürrenmatt was a member of the Gruppe Olten, a group of left-wing Swiss writers who convened regularly at a restaurant in the city of Olten.