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Switzerland’s diverse literature

As a country with four national languages, Switzerland is home to a diverse array of literature. For a good number of years, the “Swiss Review” has been showcasing the outstanding, stunning, unique works of Swiss authors both famous and forgotten. Literary scholar Charles Linsmayer covers this wide spectrum of excellence in his regular column. Our team of literary reviewers complements his articles with notes on recent publications.

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Rejecting the violence she suffered

Literature series

Declaration of love for the threatened Alpine glaciers

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Zep asks Titeuf to save the planet

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A mushroom cloud above Linth plain

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Poetic tributes to the lonely deceased

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“The depths of despair”

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The tale of a valley

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A utopian one hundred years ahead of his time

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She wrote with all her senses

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“La grande peur dans la montagne”

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Lost in Naples

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An enchanting flood of words and images

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Carolin Amlinger, Oliver Nachtwey | An egocentric freedom

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Franz Hohler | Railway station novels

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Kim de l’Horizon | A shape-shifting narrative

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Giovanni Bonalumi | When Ilaria saved Emilio from a life of celibacy

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Elisa Shua Dusapin | Elusive fulfilment

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Jenö Marton | He just wanted to be as Swiss as everyone else

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Rebecca Gisler | Keeping house with uncle

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Walter Ackermann | The “Flight with Elisabeth” was in reality a flight toward death

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Martin R. Dean | Starting again

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Ágota Kristóf | “French is killing my mother tongue”

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Ursula Hasler | What really happened

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Charles Linsmayer | Giving Swiss literature a chance

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Simone Weinmann | Life without electricity

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Edmond Fleg |A messianic longing for human happiness

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Doris Femminis | Outside forever

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Iris von Roten | “All she wants is fairness”

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A guide to Switzerland

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Urs Faes | “Literature cannot rival history”

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Novelist Urs Faes digs into his memory.

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