Literature

Renaud Rodier, getting out of the maze

By Quentin Perissinotto · May 11, 2024

Published earlier this year by Editions Anne Carrière, *Les Echappés* is Renaud Rodier’s first novel. A literary map in three words.

Literature

«The Night of the Gütsch», unpublished novel (3/10)

By André Durussel · May 05, 2024

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

Literature

A comic that doesn't tremble

By Quentin Perissinotto · 28 April 2024

The duo of Damien Marie, scriptwriter, and Fabrice Meddour, illustrator, are back together to tackle another chapter of American history. After the aftermath of the Civil War in «After Hell», they return a century later with a new thriller.

Literature

Barnabooth, the diary of a free man

By Antoine Lévêque · 24 April 2024

Valery Larbaud (1881-1957) dedicated his works to Barnabooth, an idle billionaire intent on giving meaning to his existence, portraying the doubts and wanderings of a youth in search of the absolute. Vibrantly topical.

Literature

Judicial responsibility at the heart of two novels

By Chelsea Rolle · 21 April 2024

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.

Literature

«Camille s'en va» with sirens and tear gas grenades

By Sandrine Rovere · April 17, 2024

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.

Literature

«The Night of the Gütsch», unpublished novel (episode 10/10)

By André Durussel · 06 April 2024

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

Literature

«Eurotrash», between family novel and cathartic work

By Chelsea Rolle · March 27, 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.

Literature

«La double nuit du lac», the story of a break-up

By Quentin Perissinotto · March 24, 2024

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.