Solothurn (Switzerland) - The successful Swiss author Peter Bichsel has died at the age of 89!

As reported by Solothurner Zeitung, the legendary author died on Saturday, just a few days before his 90th birthday, surrounded by his family.

The 89-year-old was one of the best-known and most successful writers in Switzerland.

He celebrated his breakthrough in 1964 with his short story collection "Eigentlich möchte Frau Blum den Milchmann kennenlernen" and was honored with numerous awards, including the Grand Schiller Prize and the Solothurn Literature Prize.

The author had a special feel for the everyday and wrote in simple but powerful language.

But Bichsel was not only known as a writer: The 89-year-old also stood up for his convictions politically and left a lasting impression. In his last interview in February, for example, he described Trump and Putin as "two narcissistic villains".