Whether or not to lock up an accused person is sometimes a Cornelian choice. A reflection on freedom and security, based on two contemporary novels.
Thomas Flahaut has written a third novel with a taste of the end of the world. A gem of inspired writing, it reveals the price paid by those who decide to rebel.
Here's the sequel to the new novel by Swiss writer André Durussel, published in Le Regard Libre throughout 2024.
Recently translated from the German, Bernese author Christian Kracht's 2021 novel returns to the seemingly clean Swiss soil of his childhood. An exploration of filial ties and the meaning of ancestry, set against a backdrop of money and Nazism.
Le critique littéraire Julien Burri signe avec «La double nuit du lac» sa quinzième parution; la sixième de la jeune maison d’édition lausannoise La Veilleuse. Un récit sur les rives de l’intime.
Dans «A la recherche du temps perdu», Proust parle beaucoup de la musardise des membres de la haute noblesse française auxquels il fut lié. Il nous rappelle par la même occasion que c’est sa vocation d’écrivain qui l’a empêché de devenir un véritable homme du monde.
Absent for several years due to restructuring, the Swiss-style Goncourt des Lycéens made a remarkable comeback for its 2023-2024 edition. Over 700 students took part in this formative literary prize.
Here is the new novel by Swiss writer André Durussel, first published in «Le Regard Libre». It is due to be published by Editions de l'Aire, founded and run until recently by our late friend Michel Moret, whose memory we deeply mourn.
This summer, I didn't travel the Mediterranean or any other country, but I did have the luxury of traveling in the company of Joseph Kessel and Alessandro Baricco. Two nostalgic journeys.