Peter Bieri (23 June 1944 – 27 June 2023), better known by his pseudonym, Pascal Mercier, was a Swiss writer and philosopher. Bieri studied philosophy, English studies and Indian studies in both London and Heidelberg.

Ab 1995 wurde er unter dem Pseudonym Pascal Mercier vor allem als Autor von fünf literarischen Werken bekannt. Besonders erfolgreich war der Roman Nachtzug nach Lissabon.

The Swiss writer, who was born in Bern in 1944 and worked as a novelist under the pseudonym Pascal Mercier, has died at the age of 79, as confirmed by his publisher, Hanser Verlag, on July 4.

Night Train to Lisbon is a philosophical novel by Swiss writer Pascal Mercier. It recounts the travels of Swiss Classics instructor Raimund Gregorius as he explores the life of Amadeu de Prado, a Portuguese doctor, during António de Oliveira Salazar 's …

Pascal Mercier, pseudonimo di Peter Bieri (Berna, 23 giugno 1944 – Berlino, 27 giugno 2023), è stato uno scrittore e filosofo svizzero. Docente di filosofia presso l' Università di Berlino, ha scritto diversi romanzi, aggiudicandosi nel 2007 il Premio Grinzane Cavour per la narrativa straniera.

Jul 4, 2023 · Swiss philosopher Peter Bieri, also known as novelist Pascal Mercier, has died aged 79, his publisher Hanser Verlag has announced.

Aug 20, 2004 · Raimund Gregorius is a Latin teacher at a Swiss college who one day—after a chance encounter with a mysterious Portuguese woman—abandons his old life to start a new one.

Jun 27, 2023 · Pascal Mercier is the pseudonym of Peter Bieri, a Swiss writer and philosopher. Bieri studied philosophy, English studies and Indian studies in both London and Heidelberg....more

Jul 5, 2023 · Der Schweizer Schriftsteller Peter Bieri, bekannt unter seinem Pseudonym Pascal Mercier, ist im Alter von 79 Jahren in Berlin gestorben. Das teilte der Hanser Verlag am Dienstag mit. Mit seinem...

Peter Bieri was born on 23 June 1944 in Bern, Switzerland. He was a writer, known for Night Train to Lisbon (2013), Der Club (1985) and NeXt (1994). He died on 27 June 2023 in Berlin, Germany. Under the pen name Pascal Mercier he published the novel "Nachtzug nach Lissabon" (English - Night Train to Lisbon), Hanser, Munich.