Sorting through the belongings of a deceased loved one is often part of the grieving process. Ludivine Ribeiro has taken the exercise a step further. She has published a book. A way for the Geneva-based author to recount a slice of life. Her own and that of her family. A gentle, therapeutic book.
L'auteur lausannois Mathias Howald revient avec «Cousu pour toi», où il raconte son expérience des années 90, alors touchées par l’épidémie de sida, et les traces qu’elles ont laissées. Ce récit auto-fictif en deux temps donne voix à une époque parfois oubliée.
L'une des rares figures de droite de la sphère intellectuelle romande consacre un livre de photographies et de réflexions à sa marche sur la Via Francigena du Sud, de Rome à l’extrémité de la botte italienne, après un premier tome consacré à la Via du Nord.
Des milliers d’années après une catastrophe atomique qui a ravagé la planète, l’humanité se reconstruit. Est-elle condamnée à répéter certaines erreurs? C'est l'une des questions que pose le roman existentiel «Crâl». Entretien avec son auteur suisse Alexandre Correa.
La Jurassienne est devenue un phénomène d'édition depuis qu'elle a décroché un prestigieux prix littéraire américain il y a près de deux ans. Sollicitée aux quatre coins du monde, elle fait étape en Suisse pour y présenter son nouveau roman «Le Vieil Incendie».
From the quiet suburbs of Neuchâtel to popular uprisings in Paris, Colin Thibert takes us to the heart of the late 18th century, through the tribulations of an antihero as pushy as he is ingenuous. A thrilling read.
As I immersed myself in Stéphanie Lugon's book, the sensations of my first encounter with Charles Gleyre's painting «Le coucher de Sappho» came to the surface. Sensations and a certain attraction. The story of a thunderbolt in the museum.
Joseph is up bright and early, preparing to see his grandparents again. As he makes his way through the village, he meets a few villagers who were once so hostile to him. They all show him respect and sympathy, and remember Marguerite and Aimé. His grandmother welcomes him as he would have liked to have been welcomed by the village, at first. They talk about words and books.
Joseph is well and truly back with his family. Everything is going well for him. He works, loves and is loved. At the end of a harvest day, and after an evening of drinking, Joseph returns to Agathe's house where a surprise awaits him. It's Leila. She invites him to leave the village with her...
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