Book launch with Klaus Zaugg and Marc Lüthi

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What would have become of Gotthelf if sport had already been big business in his day and if the times had been different everywhere? Perhaps someone like Klaus Zaugg? We need not dwell on it. For four decades, Klaus Zaugg has been out and about in stadiums, stadium pubs, arenas and back rooms of small and large sport. As a fine writer and chronicler, he has not only recorded triumphs and tragedies, accompanied careers and portrayed personalities as only someone can who is closer than everyone else. He is also a chronicler who keeps describing his home in the borderland between Emmental and Oberaargau – the "Gotthelf-Land" – and its people. A collection of his reports, polemics, analyses and anecdotes from 40 years of sporting history is now being published. It is more than a look back: it is a journey through emotions, eras and developments, told with sharpness, depth and that unmistakable style that defines Klaus Zaugg. Between great victories and quiet moments, images emerge that stay with you. For all who do not merely consume sport, but want to understand it and know whether things still sometimes happen as they did in Gotthelf's time, for those who love strong stories. A book full of passion, experience and journalistic mastery. "Klaus Zaugg is not someone who stands quietly at the side. He cannot and does not want to. He loves telling stories, and above all in the words of prince of poets Gotthelf. He is present, outspoken, unwavering and uncomfortable – a voice known in Swiss ice hockey." Marc Lüthy, former SCB big boss Klaus Zaugg (*1957) is the doyen of sports journalists. He lives in Huttwil and has worked for 40 years, as needed, as a chronicler, reporter, poet, columnist, polemicist or analyst for various media; he is regarded as an restless fine writer and has twice been awarded Sports Journalist of the Year. The book brings together a best-of of his columns at CH Media (watson.ch and printed in newspapers) and prose from Oberaargau/Emmental. Moderation: Marc Lüthi, former SCB CEO

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