With «Ce qu'il reste de tout ça», Fanny Desarzens paints a gentle, sensitive portrait of an ordinary family in the French-speaking part of Switzerland during the "Trente Glorieuses".
Popularized under the pseudonym L'Odieux Connard, Julien Hervieux claims the slogan «Qu'il est bon d'être mauvais!» ("It's good to be bad!"). In his new book, he dismantles with relish the greatest villains of all time.
This deeply moving portrait of a young girl abducted by her father is a must-have for the new French-language literary season. It already looks set for success in the French-language awards.
With this hard-hitting novel, Lovlé Tillmanns brilliantly gets inside the head of the «First Lady» of the Third Reich. Fascinating and disturbing.
Dans son dernier roman, le Genevois démonte avec délectation tous les clichés de l’Amérique «made in Hollywood». Et on aurait tort de penser qu’on en avait déjà suffisamment entendu parler.
The French writer, already the winner of numerous literary prizes, has added a new one to her collection: the Goncourt de la Suisse award, which was presented to her in May at the Palais de Rumine.
In his latest novel, French author Alexandre Duyck uses a Swiss news item to weave a universal tale of family and grief.
It's a rapprochement that's almost like passing the baton. Here we meet the two men behind the alliance, which aims to make Editions Montsalvens a key player in the publishing industry in French-speaking Switzerland.
Thomas Flahaut has written a third novel with a taste of the end of the world. A gem of inspired writing, it reveals the price paid by those who decide to rebel.