A recent book by historian Olivier Meuwly invites us to take a closer look at this Neuchâtel native, who was elected to the Swiss government at the age of 31. An inspiring figure in his own right, this radical who became a liberal-conservative over time retains an air of mystery about him.
Maria Zambrano's thinking has rarely been exported outside her native Spain. Long exiled, notably in Switzerland, the author left behind a singular body of work, halfway between philosophy and poetry.
José Ortega y Gasset rarely figures among the most quoted and studied philosophers. Yet his political, social and moral diagnoses are still relevant today. Portrait of a major thinker of the 20th century.
Elle avait fait sensation en publiant son premier roman chez Gallimard à seulement 25 ans. Rencontre avec la Valaisanne Céline...
Following the publication of his new award-winning book, «Lettre à mon dictateur», we invited Swiss writer Eugène to join us for a conversation about him, based on memory and humor. Meet a funny storyteller.
In October 2021, Morgian writer Blaise Hofmann published «Deux petites maîtresses zen». A text that recounts his Asian epic with his partner and two daughters, an adventure that came to an abrupt end with the appearance of Covid. The author, known for his travel stories and who was co-librettist of the Fête des vignerons (2019), lives from his pen and has decided to embrace a second profession, that of winemaker, in which he trained as an autodidact. In fact, he produces his own wine. The vine and the pen, a curious cocktail that caught our attention. As did his facet as a travel writer. But how does one travel «as a family» in different Asian countries, and what observations can one make about our society? Let's find out during our meeting.
Unpublished article - Erica Berazategui Born in Biel/Bienne, Fanny Diercksen, or more commonly Phanee de Pool, has enjoyed sensational success,...
Journalist and writer, with a specialization in mathematical logic, deputy director of the Association Valaisanne des Entrepreneurs (AVE), Chiara Meichtry-Gonet is at the crossroads of several paths... or rails, one might say. In autumn 2020, she published her second novel Mathilde-sous-Gare with Bernard Campiche. It was an opportunity for me to meet her and discuss her singular profile and her vivid, disturbing world, during a trip by train and elsewhere.
Portrait of an atypical actress
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