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Noëlle Revaz
From 19 October to 9 December 2022

Fondation Jan Michalski © Tonatiuh Ambrosetti

Fondation Jan Michalski © Tonatiuh Ambrosetti

Origine
Switzerland

Biography

The Swiss writer Noëlle Revaz was born in Valais in 1968. After taking a degree in literature, she began her career as a regular contributor to the radio before going on to publish short stories, radio and stage plays, and three novels. Rapport aux bêtes (Gallimard, 2002), which was awarded the Prix Schiller and the Prix Lettres frontière, has been adapted for both the stage and film, while Efina (Gallimard, 2009) garnered the 2010 Prix Michel Dentan, and L’infini livre (Zoé, 2014) took the Prix suisse de littérature in 2015. She also regularly performs onstage as part of the duo Nomi Nomi, and has taught at the Institut littéraire of Biel/Bienne since 2007. The Gottfried Keller Prize was awarded in 2022 for her all work.