Dürrenmatt
[ door-uhn-maht, dyoor-; German dyr-uhn-maht ]
/ ˈdʊər ənˌmɑt, ˈdyʊər-; German ˈdür ənˌmɑt /
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Frie·drich [freed-rik; German free-drikh], /ˈfrid rɪk; German ˈfri drɪx/, 1921–90, Swiss dramatist and novelist.
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Dürrenmatt
/ (ˈdyrənmat) /
noun
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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