Peter Schwaar

Peter Schwaar was born in Zurich in 1947. He studied German and musicology in Zurich and Berlin and worked as an editor at the Zurich-based Tages-Anzeiger newspaper. From 1987 onward, he worked as a freelance journalist, author, and translator. His translations from Spanish include works by Eduardo Mendoza, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Juan José Millás, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Álvaro Mutis, Tomás Eloy Martínez, and David Trueba.