Ruth Erat
Ruth Erat (born 3 August 1951 in Herisau, Switzerland) is a Swiss teacher, author, painter, and politician.[1]
Life
[edit | edit source]Erat grew up in Bern and Arbon and holds a degree from the University of Zurich. She obtained her PhD in 1985 after completing a thesis on Mechthild of Magdeburg. After completing her education, she began work as a teacher and as a district school superintendent at the teacher training college in Rorschach.
She has also worked as a painter and writer. In 1999 she participated in the Ingeborg Bachmann Competition in Klagenfurt.
Erat resides in Rheineck, where she also served from 1991 to 2001 as a council member. Her party affiliation was with the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland.
Ruth Erat is an author of narrative works and a member of the Association of Authors in Switzerland, the artists' professional association Visarte and the Swiss Werkbund. Visarte represents the interests of professional visual artists in Switzerland.
Works
[edit | edit source]- Do sprach dú ellende Sele, Zürich 1985
- Moosbrand, Suhrkamp Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1999
Awards
[edit | edit source]- 1990 Workers' Literature Prize (Arbeiter Literaturpreis)
- 1995 Recognition Price by Culture Departement St. Gallen
- 2000 Book Award Canton Berne
- 2021 Main Award Akademie für gesprochenes Wort, Stuttgart
References
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