Muschg, Adolf (1934– )

Swiss author. His first novel, Im Sommer des Hasen/Summer of the Hare (1965), was a work of unusual power about the Far East. Muschg's polished style is always evident in his work even if the narrative is sometimes unusually dense, as in Gegenzauber/Counterspell (1967). In Fremdkörper/Foreign Bodies (1968), an unusual and alarming work, Muschg examined the relationship of biological mechanisms to spiritual and social spheres.

Other works are Mitgespielt/Gone Along (1969), Albissers Grund/Albisser's Motive (1974), Leib und Leben (1982), and Papierwande (1970), a collection of essays. He also wrote film scripts, for example Deshima (1987).