Walser, Robert (1878–1956)

Swiss writer. He wrote three novels: the family saga Geschwister Tanner 1907, the more realistic but comic Der Gehulfe 1908, and Jakob von Gunten 1909, in the form of a diary kept by a young boy at boarding school. He also wrote poetry and prose.

Walser was born in Biel, northwestern Switzerland. His most creative period was 1905–13, when he lived in Berlin, Germany.