«The Night of the Gütsch», unpublished novel (episode 5/10)

Here's the sequel to the new novel by Swiss writer André Durussel, published in Le Regard Libre throughout 2024.

During the second week of January, snow fell for two days and nights on the city, first from the west, then from the north. Aimé got up early and walked to the factory, after clearing the stairs and the entrance to the small building where he lived.

The voice of the bells was muffled, and vehicles on Obergrundstrasse were conspicuous by the clatter of their chained wheels. Only the Reuss seemed unaffected. Its water, greener and darker than in summer, continued to lap gently under the pillars of the Spreuerbrücke, then towards the Nölliturm of the Musegg enclosure. All the towers had donned their white caps. They could be seen more clearly by