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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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Gertrud Wilker | She found her voice in German in America.

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A plurality of origins

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Social change is breeding a new form of “home literature”, with Switzerland having long metamorphosed from a country of emigrants into a country of…

Simone Meier | A fateful kiss

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Albert Bächtold | The Klettgau Russian

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Anna Stern | Ava and Paul

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Heinrich Anacker | “Powerful songs that reflect our desires”

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Urs Altermatt | Helvetia’s unofficial royals – a lexicon

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For 171 years, the Swiss government has been in office without a single day’s interruption. The whole government is never replaced at once, it is…

Kurt Guggenheim | Truth and fiction on the French coast

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Didier Burkhalter | Former President dips into marine literature

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Karl Friedrich Kurz | Japanese tea girls and Norwegian farmers

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Willi Wottreng | Deskaheh – an Iroquois on Lake Geneva

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Gottfried Keller | Why Gottfried Keller’s “Der grüne Heinrich” ended tragically in 1855

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André Holenstein, Patrick Kury, Kristina Schulz | Immigration and emigration in Switzerland

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Lukas Hartmann | “The desire to break down boundaries”

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Current book recommendations from Switzerland

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The “Swiss Review” asked two experts to give their tips for new books by Swiss authors. The recommendations for the German-speaking part of…

Martin Meyer | The vanished crocodile and other losses

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Thomas Hürlimann | The flag of freedom flew in divided Berlin

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During his first ten years in Berlin, Thomas Hürlimann became a writer

Claude Cueni | Luck – what’s that?

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Claire Goll | Mesmerised by the brilliance of genius

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Anna Felder | Li-qui-da

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Adolf Muschg | Yearning for Japan, a country of nostalgia

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Charles Lewinsky | The will of the people

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Hamo Morgenthaler | The Asian jungle – heaven and hell

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Marie-Jeanne Urech | The Kummer family and their woes

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“The silhouette of the commission agent drew near to the icy window, suddenly his face appeared fragmented in the candlelight of a birthday cake.”

Felix Moeschlin | Äppelvik between the old and new worlds

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Andrea Fazioli | The art of failure

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Regina Ullmann | Traumatic Munich experiences

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Jost Auf der Maur | Travelling to the lower levels of Switzerland

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The territory of Switzerland is becoming steadily bigger – not on the surface, but underneath the earth.

Max Pulver | Vienna and the yearning for erotic fulfilment

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Tim Krohn | Mr Brechbühl is Looking for a Cat

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