Literature

«La fin de la tristesse», writing so as not to fade away

By Quentin Perissinotto · 11 November 2025

Chaque mois, notre critique littéraire s’attache à passer une œuvre au kaléidoscope, afin de récolter les images qu’elle projette et...

Literature

Three figures from Swiss literature

By Antoine Lévêque · August 20, 2025

Ramuz, Rousseau and Hesse all share an interest in how the individual tries to live in a society where he sometimes feels like an outsider. An attempt to heroize these three great Swiss authors, who see nature as a source of authenticity.

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Ramuz, a contemplative against mountaineering

By Benjamin Mercerat · 11 April 2025

A la différence d’Eugène Rambert ou de Maurice Chappaz, Charles Ferdinand Ramuz ne s’est jamais aventuré sur les hautes routes. Fidèle à une conception ancestrale de la montagne considérée comme un lieu à éviter, le Vaudois la décrit dans toute son étrangeté.

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Florian Eglin, dandyism as the art of refining violence

By Quentin Perissinotto · March 26, 2025

Literary dandyism, an elegant insurrection against the trivial, has found a figure in French-speaking Switzerland: Florian Eglin, a punchy aesthete.

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Rendezvous on familiar ground

By Sandrine Rovere · 21 February 2025

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".

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«The Night of the Gütsch», unpublished novel (episode 10/10)

By André Durussel · December 28, 2024

The latest novel by Swiss writer André Durussel, published in Le Regard Libre throughout 2024, continues and concludes.

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«The Night of the Gütsch», unpublished novel (episode 10/10)

By André Durussel · November 28, 2024

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

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Peter Stamm, the perfume of words without a silhouette

By Quentin Perissinotto · 08 November 2024

Year after year, Peter continues to delve into the mysteries and connivances between individuals. With «L'heure bleue», the Thurgau novelist takes us behind the scenes of a documentary about a writer.

Literature

«La Fanatique»: a journey to the heart of hatred

By Sandrine Rovere · October 30, 2024

With this hard-hitting novel, Lovlé Tillmanns brilliantly gets inside the head of the «First Lady» of the Third Reich. Fascinating and disturbing.