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.
Lausanne-based author Mathias Howald returns with *Cousu pour toi*, in which he recounts his experiences during the 1990s—a time marked by the AIDS epidemic—and the lasting impact those years had on him. This two-part semi-autobiographical narrative gives voice to an era that is sometimes forgotten.
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.
Thousands of years after an atomic disaster that devastated the planet, humanity is rebuilding. Is it doomed to repeat certain mistakes? This is one of the questions posed by the existential novel «Crâl». Interview with Swiss author 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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