#swissliterature

[newvesselpress]

Have a very literary Christmas with our gorgeous holiday story anthologies. A VERY GERMAN CHRISTMAS, excerpted in this month's Harper’s magazine, is available along with other volumes in the series at Book Culture in NYC and an independent bookstore near you.

https://www.bookculture.com/book/9781939931887

[diogenesverlag]

#Repost @gute_seiten_schlechte_seiten ・・・ Als langjähriger Martin Suter Fan dachte ich eine Zeitlang, ich hätte mich überlesen, doch „Allmen und die Erotik“ war für mich wie nach Hause kommen. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So vertraut ist mir der humorvolle Ton dieser kurzweiligen Geschichte um den ewig in Geldsorgen steckenden, investigativ agierenden Johann Friedrich von Allmen und seine in herrlicher Komplizenschaft steckenden Angestellten. Ein leicht von der Hand fließender Stil führt den Leser geschickt und wortgewandt in Richtung Aufklärung, die für mich am Ende etwas holprig schien, dafür um so unerwarteter. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Nur die erotischen Meißen-Figürchen waren für dieses Foto leider nicht aufzufinden. #allmenunddieerotik #martinsuter #diogenesverlag #kriminalroman #johannfriedrichvonallmen #schweizerliteratur #guteseiten #bookstagram #meissnerporzellan #meissen #whitebook #swissliterature https://www.instagram.com/p/Bob8_n_lVal/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dmzy926yer2d

[creatinglives]

Bericht eines Verlusts. Plinio Martini schrieb mit "Nicht Anfang und nicht Ende" über das vor hundert Jahren gängige Auswandern aus einem bettelarmen, vom Tod verfolgten Maggiatal im Tessin und über die echte Liebe. . Martini hielt das Leben zwischen tödlichen Bergklüften und den abgenutzten Kirchenbänken in den 1920-Jahren auf eine Art ein, dass man seine eigene Verwurzelung erkennt. Doch im Zentrum des Romans steht Gori, der sich innigst in Maddalena verliebt hat. Aus Scheu und, in seinen eigenen Worten, Dummheit machte er sich trotzdem ins lockende Amerika auf, wie er es zuvor abgemacht hat. Maddalena sollte eigentlich nachreisen, doch ab dann folgt die Reue und Heimat, die keine mehr wird. . Die zwei Hautpfiguren finde ich toll gezeichnet, alle anderen umfängt ein leichter Schleier von Unklarheit, was mich nicht sehr störte. Beeindruckt haben mich die lyrisch anmutenden Wendungen des Romans und ein Tempo, das in der Emotionalität verweilt, aber einen nicht hängen lässt. Ich las andere Texte über die vergangene Schweiz die mich noch mehr hineinzogen, aber gelohnt hat es sich! . #pliniomartini #martini #nichtanfangundnichtende #leseempfehlung #ilfondodelsacco #limmatverlag #tessin #literatur #ticino #guyswhoread #gayswhoread #swissliterature #igreads #literature #instagood #beautiful #photooftheday #visualsoflife #букстаграм #литература #тичино #швейцария #книги #мартини https://www.instagram.com/p/CNdHb6qBGMF/?igshid=7fkg2mytmszs

[littlegingerbookninja]

🇬🇧Finished #thepledge by #friedrichduerrenmatt I read #thejudgeandhishangman years ago in #school and I really liked his complex writing style. This #novela was pretty similar in style and I really liked it too. Especially the ending. ~~~~~~~~ 🇩🇪 Hab grade #dasversprechen von #friedrichdürrenmatt beendet. Irgendwann haben wir mal #derrichterundseinhenker in der Schule gelesen und schon da mochte ich seinen komplexen Schreibstil mit den #bandwurmsätze sehr gerne. Im Stil ähneln sich die Bücher und ich mochte auch dieses sehr gerne. Vor allem das etwas triste Ende hat mir gefallen. #crimenovel #swissliterature #dtvverlag #booklover #bookstagram #littlegingerbookninja https://www.instagram.com/p/B-fCaCvIqNv/?igshid=sctcecp40eil

[pittrarebooks]

Probably the best-known work of Swiss children’s literature is Heidi. The classic book set in the Alps has been translated from its original German into many languages. The first publication date for Heidi was 1881, but our Nesbitt Children’s Book Collection has a 1902 copy with a plaid cloth binding (we actually recently posted about other tartan bindings in our collection).

Author Johanna Spyri divided her story into two parts: “Heidi Finds Much to Learn” and “Heidi Makes Use of What She Has Learned.” If you are not familiar with the story, Heidi, a Swiss orphan girl, is sent to live with her grandfather in the Alps. Characterized by a cheerful, sweet personality and a fond love for the Alps and her grandfather, Heidi becomes a heroine by helping an invalid to walk again, and bringing her grandfather out of his self-enforced seclusion. 

Some Heidi trivia:

The full title of the book is Heidi: A Story for Children and Those who Love Children.

In the book, Heidi is only five years old when she is sent to her grandfather. The second half of the story skips forward three years later when she is eight, but most film adaptations begin with Heidi as an eight-year-old or older.

Film adaptations almost always portray Heidi with long blonde hair, but in the book it states that Heidi has short, dark curly hair.

None of the Heidi sequels, even the really old ones, were ever written or endorsed by Johanna Spyri. The first book is the only original story.

-Lauren Galloway, student employee

[kalidesautelsreads]

Heidi - Johanna Spyri (1881) Heidi Grows Up - Charles Tritten (1938) ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I will preface this review by mentioning that yes, both books were written by different authors, and they were written almost half a century apart, but I was introduced to them as a set, and thus, my review is for the set ;) Heidi is a gorgeous children's story from the 19th Century, telling the story of a little orphan girl being raised by her curmudgeonly grandfather, The Alm Uncle. The first part of the first story involves Heidi becoming accustomed to, and adoring the simple life on the Alps with her newly discovered grandfather. Her grandfather is a hermit who eschews as much contact with his neighbors and the nearby village as possible, due to a long held hurt. The second part involves Heidi being forced to live in town, missing her family, but befriending the "invalid" Clara and her Grandmama. Heidi learns to read and write, before returning home to the Alps. The second story, Heidi Grows Up is infinitely less than Heidi, lacking the spark that draws the reader to Heidi. In the second book, Heidi joins a boarding school to practice her violin, decides to become a teacher and falls in love. As a consummate lover of classic children's books, I recommend reading the Heidi collection (which also includes Heidi's Children) whether for ones own enjoyment or to introduce young readers to the tiny heroine. Heidi - 352 Pages; Heidi Grows Up - 190 pages. #heidi #heidigrowsup #johannaspyri #charlestritten #swiss #swissalps #alps #mountaincure #1881 #1938 #fiction #childrensbooks #childrensliterature #swissliterature #bibliophile #bookstagrammer #sequel #bestseller #collection #bookstagram #book #booklove #bookclub #books #booksbooksandmorebooks #bookclubofinstagram #read #reader #reading #readersofinstagram #kalidesautelsreads

[seagull-books]

Fresh off the press. 'In the Congo' by Urs Widmer. #literature #germanliterature #swissliterature #prohelvetia #translation (at Seagull Books)

[creatinglives]

When you think about swiss writers you may first think of Friedrich Dürrenmatt and Max Frisch, which belong to my all time favorites. But today I have to stand up for two terrific writers that seem to go a bit missing these days. . Take a look at Gottfried Keller (1819-1890) and at Meinrad Inglin (1893-1971), two classic swiss writers that both worked with a special view about landscapes, Keller in a romantic way, Inglin in a venerable way. Intelligent stories, with much love, a little bit nostalgia and much viliness. Stories and pictures that went into my heart. . #swissliterature #meinradinglin #gottfriedkeller #literature #igreads #classicliterature #bookstagram #instabook #bookstagrammer #guyswhoread #gayswhoread #instagood #beautiful #photooftheday #visualsoflife #inglin #lawine #einelanzebrechen #leseempfehlung #schweizerliteratur #букстаграм #литература #швейцария #келлер #инглин #классика {unpaid ad} https://www.instagram.com/p/BpH1XUCl5xY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cyu29qweow6b