Erhard von Büren was born in 1940 and gained a PhD in Psychology and German philology from Zurich University. He is the author of three novels: Abdankung (Epitaph for a Working Man...ver maisErhard von Büren was born in 1940 and gained a PhD in Psychology and German philology from Zurich University. He is the author of three novels: Abdankung (Epitaph for a Working Man), Wespenzeit (Wasp Days) and Ein langer blauer Montag (A Long Blue Monday). He is the winner of various literary awards. including the Literature Prize of the Canton of Solothurn in 2007.ver menos