Emil Zopfi, born in 1943 in Wald/Switzerland, grew up in a textile workers family in the Zurich Oberland. He studied electrical engineering and information technology. As a young man he began extreme climbing. The mountains became the basis of his widespread work as a writer which includes novels, short stories, children’s books, radio plays, essays and monographs
As few other mountain authors, Emil Zopfi reaches with his work not only the fellow mountaineers, but also the public at large.
With his book “Dichter am Berg. Alpine Literatur aus der Schweiz” (2009) he tackled on both a personal and scientific level an important and previously barely explored area of Switzerland and its identity.
In addition, by organising since 2004 the biannual event “Bergfahrt – Begegnung für alpine Literatur”, Emil Zopfi continuously communicates alpine literature and history from the past to the present.
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Award Ceremony 2010The Award
