Dürrenmatt

American  

[door-uhn-maht, dyoor-, dyr-uhn-maht] / ˈdʊər ənˌmɑt, ˈdyʊər-, ˈdür ənˌmɑt /

noun

1. Friedrich 1921–90, Swiss dramatist and novelist.

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Dürrenmatt British  

/ ˈdyrənmat /

noun

1. Friedrich (ˈfriːdrɪç). 1921–90, Swiss dramatist and writer of detective stories, noted for his grotesque and paradoxical treatment of the modern world: author of The Visit (1956) and The Physicists (1962)

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Example Sentences

“Twilight” adapts a 1958 Friedrich Dürrenmatt detective story.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023

An obituary on Friday about the actor John McMartin referred incorrectly to a production of the Friedrich Dürrenmatt play “The Visit” in which he appeared on Broadway in the 1970s.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2016

“The Visit” is based on the satirical play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, as adapted by Maurice Valency.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2015

And last week, the Donmar in London opened a version of the 1962 play The Physicists by the Swiss-German absurdist Friedrich Dürrenmatt, which strikingly echoes What the Butler Saw.

From The Guardian • Jun. 10, 2012

The actors also achieve the right level of serious playfulness that I assume Dürrenmatt was after.

From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2012