caption children birth_place awards image_size nationality notableworks birth_date language period spouse image article_title occupation alma_mater
franz hohler in november 2008 2 biel/bienne , switzerland alemannischer 2002 -rrb- solothurner literaturpreis -lrb- 2013 -rrb- johann-peter-hebel-preis -lrb- 2014 literaturpreis -rrb- -lrb- 1987 -rrb- kassel literary prize -lrb- 200px swiss '' s totemügerli '' 01 march 1943 german , swiss german 1967 -- present ursula nagel franz hohler sommer.jpg franz hohler
 author , playwright , cabaret performer university of zurich
franz hohler

franz hohler was born on 1 march 1943 in biel/bienne .
he lives as an author and cabaret performer in zurich .
he is the author of one-man programs and satirical programs for television and radio .
he has written theater pieces , children 's books , stories and novels .
in 2002 he received the kassel literary prize for grotesque humor , in 2005 the art prize of zurich , in 2014 the johann-peter-hebel-preis .
one of his most famous works is the `` totemügerli '' .
it 's a swiss-german story based upon a fabulous creature .
his collection of witty short stories `` der stein '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- features border-crossing between the realistic and the fantastic .
it is humorous and thought-provoking .
