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Noëlle Revaz
Noëlle Revaz (born 1968) is a Swiss author, who writes in French. She is best known for her first novel, ''Rapport aux bêtes'' (tr: ''With the Animals''), which won several literary awards, including the Schiller Prize, the :fr:Prix Marguerite Audoux, Prix Marguerite Audoux, the Prix Lettres Frontière, and the Henri Gaspoz Prize, and has been adapted for stage and film. Life Noëlle Revaz was born in Vernayaz, Valais, in Switzerland, in 1968, and was one of nine siblings. She studied at the Collège de l'Abbaye de Saint-Maurice, and later at the University of Lausanne, where she graduated in 1995 with a degree in Latin, French, and medieval French. She then worked as an educator for several years thereafter, teaching Latin. She currently teaches at the Institut littéraire suisse, in Biel/Bienne, Biel. Revaz is married to Swiss author . Career From 1995 to 1996, Revaz wrote for radio under the pseudonym, Maurice Salanfe. Revaz published her first book, ''Rapport aux bêt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schiller Prize
The Schiller Prize was a Swiss literary award which was established in 1905 to promote Swiss literature and was awarded until 2012 when it was replaced as a national literary award by the Swiss Literature Awards. The prize was awarded by the Schiller Foundation which awarded prizes each year to literary works by Swiss authors. The prize was in the amount of 10,000 francs. The Grand Prix Schiller of 30,000 francs was awarded less frequently. The Prix Schiller Découverte of 5,000 francs was awarded to new Swiss authors. The Schiller Foundation continues to award the Prix Terra Nova to Swiss authors and translators. Grand Prix winners * 1920 – Carl Spitteler (1845–1924) * 1922 – Jakob Bosshart (1862–1924) * 1923 – Philippe Godet (1850–1922) * 1928 – Francesco Chiesa (1871–1973) * 1930 – Jakob Schaffner (1875–1944) * 1936 – Charles Ferdinand Ramuz (1878–1947) * 1938 - Vinicio Salati (1908-1994) * 1943 – Peider Lansel (1863–1943) * 1948 – Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalkey Archive Press
Dalkey Archive Press is an American publisher of fiction, poetry, foreign translations and literary criticism specializing in the publication or republication of lesser-known, often avant-garde works. The company has offices in Funks Grove, Illinois, in Dublin, and in London. The publisher is named for the novel '' The Dalkey Archive'', by the Irish author Flann O'Brien. It is owned by nonprofit publisher Deep Vellum. Founded in Elmwood Park, Illinois in 1984 by John O’Brien, Dalkey Archive Press began as an adjunct press to the literary magazine '' Review of Contemporary Fiction'', itself founded by John O'Brien, John Byrne, and Lowell Dunlap and dedicated to highlighting writers who were overlooked by the mainstream critical establishment. Initially, the press reprinted works by authors featured in the ''Review'' but eventually branched out to other works, including original works that had not been published. Until 1988, Dalkey Archive was a two-person operation: O’Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Swiss Writers
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1968 Births
Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being 1968 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election, elected leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Australian Senate, Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Gottfried-Keller-Preis
The Gottfried-Keller-Preis, prix Gottfried-Keller, or premio Gottfried Keller is one of the oldest literary awards of Switzerland. The prize was created by Martin Bodmer and is named after the Swiss author Gottfried Keller. It is awarded every two to three years. Laureates *1922 Jakob Bosshart *1925 Heinrich Federer *1927 Charles Ferdinand Ramuz *1929 Josef Nadler *1931 Hans Carossa *1933 Festgabe Universität Zürich *1936 Hermann Hesse *1938 Ernst Gagliardi *1943 Robert Faesi *1947 Fritz Ernst *1949 Rudolf Kassner *1952 Gertrud von Le Fort *1954 Werner Kaegi *1956 Max Rychner *1959 Maurice Zermatten *1962 Emil Staiger *1965 Meinrad Inglin *1967 Edzard Schaper *1969 Golo Mann *1971 Marcel Raymond *1973 Ignazio Silone *1975 Hans Urs von Balthasar *1977 Elias Canetti *1979 Max Wehrli *1981 Philippe Jaccottet *1983 Hermann Lenz *1985 Herbert Lüthy *1989 Jacques Mercanton (writer), Jacques Mercanton *1992 Erika Burkart *1994 Gerhard Meier *1997 Giovanni Orelli *1999 Peter Bichsel *2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Literature Awards
The Swiss Literature Awards (which were known as the Federal Literature Awards) is a Swiss literary award presented by the Federal Office of Culture (FOC). History The organization of the Awards is given to FOC in the context of the Law of Encouragement for Culture (LEC). They replace the Schiller Prize which was awarded for the last time in the spring of 2012. In December 2012 the Swiss Literature Awards rewarded eight literary works that had marked the year. The federal literature jury, presided over by Dominik Müller, made their choice for this first award from 236 participating works. Principals The awarded authors receive 25,000 Swiss francs each and benefit from specific support measures, so that they may be better known on the national level. Lectures are organized in all of Switzerland so that they may reach their public beyond the linguistic boundaries of the languages of Switzerland The four national languages of Switzerland are German language, German, French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Dentan
The Prix Dentan is a Swiss literary award created in 1984 and named for Professor Michel Dentan. Laureates * 2021 Bruno Pellegrino for ''Dans la ville provisoire'', Zoé, 2021 * 2020 Pascal Janovjak for ''Le Zoo de Rome'', Actes Sud, 2019 * 2019 Rinny Gremaud pour ''Un monde en toc'', Seuil, 2018 * 2018 Jean François Billeter for ''Une autre Aurélia et Une Rencontre à Pékin'', Allia, 2017 * 2017 Claude Tabarini for ''Rue des Gares et autres lieux rêvés'', Héros-Limite, 2016 * 2016 David Bosc for ''Mourir et puis sauter sur son cheval'', Verdier, 2016 * 2015 Antoinette Rychner for ''Le Prix'', Paris, , 2015 * 2014 Philippe Rahmy for ''Béton armé - Shanghai au cors à corps'', Paris, La Table Ronde, 2013 * 2013 Jean-Pierre Rochat for ''L'écrivain suisse allemand'', Geneva, éditions d’Autre Part, 2012 * 2012 Not awarded (lack of agreement between the members of the jury) * 2011 Co-laureates ** Douna Loup, for ''L'Embrasure'', Paris, Mercure de France, 2010, ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurizia Balmelli
Maurizia Balmelli (born 1970) is a Swiss-born literary translator, currently residing in Paris. She has translated a number of notable works from English and French into Italian, including works by Sally Rooney, Aleksandar Hemon, Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Mary Gaitskill, J. M. G. Le Clézio, Emmanuel Carrère, and others. She has won several awards for her translations, including the Swiss Special Prize for Translation, the Gregor von Rezzori Prize and the Terra Nova Prize. Biography Balmelli was born in Locarno, Switzerland, in 1970, and grew up on Lake Maggiore, in Switzerland. She currently lives in Paris, France. She initially studied theatre, at the École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris, and later at the Holden School in Turin, where she now teaches an annual French translation workshop. Career Balmelli has translated works by several notable authors from French and English into Italian, including Sally Rooney, Aleksandar Hemon, Martin Amis, Wallace St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Lettres Frontière
Prix was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1975 by Tommy Hoehn and Jon Tiven. The group ended up primarily as a studio project. Its recordings were produced by Tiven along with former Big Star member Chris Bell, who also played guitar and sang backup vocals. Prix is also famous for its use of banjo. Alex Chilton also participated in the recordings, along with session drummer Hilly Michaels. Although the group generated some major record label interest—notably from Mercury Records and Columbia/CBS Records—it ultimately only released a double A-side single on Ork Records in 1977 and a single on Miracle Records in 1978. Its only live performance came at a CBS Records showcase in 1976. In 1977, just as Ork Records released the first single and booked the group at CBGB, Prix broke up due both to Hoehn's unwillingness to remain in New York and to creative differences. In 1978, two of the songs recorded during the Prix sessions were included on ''Losing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
