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Alice Rivaz
Alice Rivaz (August 14, 1901; died February 27, 1998) was a Swiss author and feminist.
Alice Rivaz (August 14, 1901; died February 27, 1998) was a Swiss author and feminist.
Amélie Plume
Amélie Plume is a Swiss writer born in 1943 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
Amélie Plume is a Swiss writer born in 1943 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
Binet-Valmer
Jean-Auguste-Gustave Binet (June 3, 1875–April 20, 1940), also known as Binet-Valmer, was a Franco-Swiss novelist and journalist.
Jean-Auguste-Gustave Binet (June 3, 1875–April 20, 1940), also known as Binet-Valmer, was a Franco-Swiss novelist and journalist.
Blaise Cendrars
Frédéric Louis Sauser, better known as Blaise Cendrars, was a Swiss novelist and poet naturalized French in 1916.
Frédéric Louis Sauser, better known as Blaise Cendrars, was a Swiss novelist and poet naturalized French in 1916.
Christophe Moehrlen
Christophe Moehrlen, pen name: Christoph Irenius, was a Swiss French protestant pastor of German origin, schoolteacher and author of children's literature.
Christophe Moehrlen, pen name: Christoph Irenius, was a Swiss French protestant pastor of German origin, schoolteacher and author of children's literature.
Daniel Odier
Daniel Odier (born in 1945 in Geneva), known by his pseudonym Delacorta, is a Swiss author, screenwriter and poet.
Daniel Odier (born in 1945 in Geneva), known by his pseudonym Delacorta, is a Swiss author, screenwriter and poet.
Edouard Rod
Édouard Rod, a French-Swiss novelist, was born at Nyon, in Switzerland, studied at Lausanne, where he wrote his doctoral thesis about the Oedipus legend, and Berlin, and in 1878 found his way to...
Édouard Rod, a French-Swiss novelist, was born at Nyon, in Switzerland, studied at Lausanne, where he wrote his doctoral thesis about the Oedipus legend, and Berlin, and in 1878 found his way to...
Eulalie Piccard
Eulalie Piccard was a Russian-Swiss novelist, translator and teacher, writing in French.
Eulalie Piccard was a Russian-Swiss novelist, translator and teacher, writing in French.
Eveline Hasler
Eveline Hasler is a Swiss writer.
Eveline Hasler is a Swiss writer.
François Bondy
François Bondy (born in Berlin, January 1, 1915, died in Zurich on May 27, 2003) was a Swiss journalist and novelist.
François Bondy (born in Berlin, January 1, 1915, died in Zurich on May 27, 2003) was a Swiss journalist and novelist.
Georges Oltramare
Georges Oltramare (born April 17, 1896 in Geneva - died August 16, 1960 in Paris) was a Swiss author and fascist politician who became involved in collaboration in Nazi-occupied France.
Georges Oltramare (born April 17, 1896 in Geneva - died August 16, 1960 in Paris) was a Swiss author and fascist politician who became involved in collaboration in Nazi-occupied France.
Gottfried Keller
Gottfried Keller (July 19, 1819 – July 15, 1890), a Swiss writer of German literature, was best known for his novel Green Henry (Der grüne Heinrich).
Gottfried Keller (July 19, 1819 – July 15, 1890), a Swiss writer of German literature, was best known for his novel Green Henry (Der grüne Heinrich).
Han Suyin
Han Suyin (born 12 September 1917) is the pen name of Elizabeth Comber, born Rosalie Elisabeth Kuanghu Chow.
Han Suyin (born 12 September 1917) is the pen name of Elizabeth Comber, born Rosalie Elisabeth Kuanghu Chow.
Jacques Chessex
Jacques Chessex ( Payerne, 1 March 1934 - Yverdon-les-Bains, 9 October 2009) was a Swiss author and painter.
Jacques Chessex ( Payerne, 1 March 1934 - Yverdon-les-Bains, 9 October 2009) was a Swiss author and painter.
Jakob Schaffner
Jakob Schaffner (14 November 1875 — 23 September 1944) was a leading Swiss novelist who became a supporter of Nazism.
Jakob Schaffner (14 November 1875 — 23 September 1944) was a leading Swiss novelist who became a supporter of Nazism.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism of French expression.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism of French expression.
Jeremias Gotthelf
Albert Bitzius, Swiss novelist, best known by his pen name of Jeremias Gotthelf, was born at Murten, where his father was pastor.
Albert Bitzius, Swiss novelist, best known by his pen name of Jeremias Gotthelf, was born at Murten, where his father was pastor.
Johann David Wyss
Johann David Wyss (May 28, 1743January 11, 1818) is best remembered for his book The Swiss Family Robinson.
Johann David Wyss (May 28, 1743January 11, 1818) is best remembered for his book The Swiss Family Robinson.
Johanna Spyri
Johanna Spyri (12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was an author of children's stories, and is best known for her book Heidi.
Johanna Spyri (12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was an author of children's stories, and is best known for her book Heidi.
Josué Jéhouda
Josué Jéhouda (born Koldriansky; March 19, 1892 - March 19, 1966 in Geneva) was a Russian Jew and Swiss Zionist militant, French language writer and journalist.
Josué Jéhouda (born Koldriansky; March 19, 1892 - March 19, 1966 in Geneva) was a Russian Jew and Swiss Zionist militant, French language writer and journalist.
Jürg Laederach
Jürg Laederach (born 20 December 1945 in Basel, Switzerland) is a Swiss writer.
Jürg Laederach (born 20 December 1945 in Basel, Switzerland) is a Swiss writer.
Mariella Mehr
Mariella Mehr (born December 27, 1947 in Zürich) is a Swiss writer.
Mariella Mehr (born December 27, 1947 in Zürich) is a Swiss writer.
Max Frisch
Max Rudolf Frisch (May 15, 1911 – April 4, 1991) was a Swiss playwright and novelist, regarded as highly representative of German-language literature after World War II. In his creative w...
Max Rudolf Frisch (May 15, 1911 – April 4, 1991) was a Swiss playwright and novelist, regarded as highly representative of German-language literature after World War II. In his creative w...
Michael Theurillat
Michael Theurillat is a Swiss writer of crime fiction.
Michael Theurillat is a Swiss writer of crime fiction.
Otto Sutermeister
Otto Sutermeister was a Swiss folklorist and professor at the University of Berne, who collected and revised numerous folk tales, legends, fables, and proverbs.
Otto Sutermeister was a Swiss folklorist and professor at the University of Berne, who collected and revised numerous folk tales, legends, fables, and proverbs.
Paul Sutermeister
Paul Sutermeister was a Swiss theologian, pastor and contributing editor of the Berner Tagblatt.
Paul Sutermeister was a Swiss theologian, pastor and contributing editor of the Berner Tagblatt.
Philippe Rahmy
Philippe Rahmy is a writer, born June 5, 1965, in Geneva.
Philippe Rahmy is a writer, born June 5, 1965, in Geneva.
Pierre Imhasly
Pierre Imhalsy (born 1939) is a Swiss novelist and poet.
Pierre Imhalsy (born 1939) is a Swiss novelist and poet.
Rodolphe Töpffer
Rodolphe Töpffer was a Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricature artist.
Rodolphe Töpffer was a Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricature artist.
Silja Walter
Silja Walter (23 April 1919 – 31 January 2011) was a Swiss author and Benedictine nun in the Fahr Abbey in Switzerland.
Silja Walter (23 April 1919 – 31 January 2011) was a Swiss author and Benedictine nun in the Fahr Abbey in Switzerland.
Simon Njami
Simon Njami (b. January 4, 1962 in Lausanne) is an independent lecturer, art critic, novelist and essayist.
Simon Njami (b. January 4, 1962 in Lausanne) is an independent lecturer, art critic, novelist and essayist.
Tim Krohn
Tim Krohn (born 1965) is an author of Swiss literature, recipient of the 1994 Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis.
Tim Krohn (born 1965) is an author of Swiss literature, recipient of the 1994 Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis.
Zoë Jenny
Zoë Jenny (born 16 March 1974 in Basel, Switzerland) is a Swiss writer.
Zoë Jenny (born 16 March 1974 in Basel, Switzerland) is a Swiss writer.