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He was born in Konolfingen[?] near Bern. The politically active author gained fame largely due to his avant-garde dramas, philosophically deep crime novels, and often macabre satire.
The Visit (Der Besuch der alten Dame (1956)) which tells of a rich benefactor visiting her beneficiaries, is the work best known in the United States. The Physicists (Die Physiker (1962)) has also been presented in translation.
He died in Neuchâtel[?].
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