Peter Zeindler

{{Short description|Swiss writer (1934–2023)}}

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Peter Zeindler (18 February 1934 – 7 May 2023){{cite web|url=https://www.sich-erinnern.ch/traueranzeige/peter-zeindler|title=Peter Zeindler|work=Sich-erinnern.ch|date=26 May 2023}} was a Swiss journalist, crime fiction writer, and playwright. He was born and died in Zürich.Katja Schönherr, Felix Münger: [https://www.srf.ch/kultur/literatur/nachruf-auf-peter-zeindler-der-schweizer-meister-des-spionageromans-ist-tot Peter Zeindler mit 89 Jahren gestorben.] In: srf.ch, 25 May 2023, retrieved 25 May 2023.

His play Der Eremit was first staged at the Stadttheater in Bern in 1966. The play Kurzschluss was first staged at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe in 1969. The comedy Der Kurgast was staged at Theater am Hechtplatz in Zürich in 1985.{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://lexikon.a-d-s.ch/edit/detail_a.php?id_autor=2014|title=Zeindler Peter|encyclopedia =Lexikon Schweizer Schriftstellerinnen und Schriftsteller der Gegenwart |publisher=Der Verband Autorinnen und Autoren der Schweiz|language=German |accessdate=27 January 2013}}

Among his crime novels are Tarock from 1982, Die Ringe des Saturn from 1984, Der Zirkel from 1985, and Das Sargbukett from 1992. In 2009, he published the book Die Meisterpartie, a collection of criminal short stories.{{cite magazine |title =Heimlich, still und leise|date =14 February 2009|first =Jörg von|last= Bilavsky|url =http://culturmag.de/rubriken/buecher/peter-zeindler-die-meisterpartie/12087|journal=Culturmag|language =German |accessdate =27 January 2014}}

He was awarded the Deutscher Krimi Preis four times, in 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992.{{cite web |title=Zeindler Peter |first= |last= |publisher=Stiftung Bibliomedia |location=Solothurn |url=http://www.bibliomedia.ch/de/autoren/Zeindler_Peter/759.html |language=German |accessdate=26 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219055419/http://www.bibliomedia.ch/de/autoren/Zeindler_Peter/759.html |archive-date=19 February 2014 |url-status=dead}} Among other awards is the Honorary Award from the city of Zürich in 1995.