Markus Hediger
Encyclopedia
Markus Hediger is a Swiss writer
and translator.
. From 1980 to 1990 he studied French literature
, Literary criticism
and Italian literature
at University of Zurich
.
At the age of 16 he went to Paris
for the first time. In 1979 he met there the Lebanese poet and playwright Georges Schehadé
who opened to him new poetical horizons and whom he visited regularly until his death in 1989. In Switzerland he became friends with the writers Erika Burkart
, Hugo Loetscher
, Alice Rivaz
and Walter Vogt.
In 1996 Markus Hediger published his first book of poetry, Ne retournez pas la pierre. This was followed by En deçà de la lumière in 2009.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and translator.
Life
Markus Hediger was born in Zürich and brought up in Reinach, AargauReinach, Aargau
Reinach is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Scattered neolithic items indicated that the area around Reinach has been occupied since at least that time. Several Hallstatt era tumuli , Roman era buildings and Alamanni graves confirm the early...
. From 1980 to 1990 he studied French literature
French literature
French literature is, generally speaking, literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than French. Literature written in French language, by citizens...
, Literary criticism
Literary criticism
Literary criticism is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often informed by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of its methods and goals...
and Italian literature
Italian literature
Italian literature is literature written in the Italian language, particularly within Italy. It may also refer to literature written by Italians or in Italy in other languages spoken in Italy, often languages that are closely related to modern Italian....
at University of Zurich
University of Zurich
The University of Zurich , located in the city of Zurich, is the largest university in Switzerland, with over 25,000 students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine and a new faculty of philosophy....
.
At the age of 16 he went to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
for the first time. In 1979 he met there the Lebanese poet and playwright Georges Schehadé
Georges Schehadé
Georges Schehadé was a Lebanese playwright and poet writing in French.-Life and career:Georges Schehadé was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in a Greek orthodox family but spent most of his life in Beirut, Lebanon...
who opened to him new poetical horizons and whom he visited regularly until his death in 1989. In Switzerland he became friends with the writers Erika Burkart
Erika Burkart
Erika Burkart was a Swiss writer and poet. She was the recipient of many awards, among them the Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis, the Gottfried-Keller-Preis, the Joseph-Breitbach-Preis, and the Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart-Preis.She was born in Aarau in 1922 and died in Muri in 2010.-Poetry books:* Der...
, Hugo Loetscher
Hugo Loetscher
Hugo Loetscher was a Swiss writer and essayist.- Life :Loetscher was born in Zürich, and grew up there. He studied philosophy, sociology and literature at the University of Zürich and the Sorbonne...
, Alice Rivaz
Alice Rivaz
Alice Rivaz was a Swiss author and feminist.- Life :She was born Alice Golay in the small Swiss municipality of Rovray. She spent much of her life in Geneva and originally studied music training to be a pianist...
and Walter Vogt.
In 1996 Markus Hediger published his first book of poetry, Ne retournez pas la pierre. This was followed by En deçà de la lumière in 2009.
Poetry
- Ne retournez pas la pierre, romésie (1981–1995), Éditions de l'Aire, VeveyVeveyVevey is a town in Switzerland in the canton Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, near Lausanne.It was the seat of the district of the same name until 2006, and is now part of the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District...
1996 ISBN 2-88108-437-0 - Ne retournez pas la pierre – Dreht den Stein nicht um, Français – Deutsch (Audio CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
), German translation by Yla Margrit von Dach, Arsmedia, SchöftlandSchöftlandSchöftland is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Schöftland has an area, , of . Of this area, or 35.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.5% is forested...
1999 ISBN 3-909188-36-2 - Là pour me souvenir / Qui per ricordare (traduzione di Alberto Panaro e Grazia Regoli), selection of 17 poems in French and Italian translation. Lietocollelibiri, FaloppioFaloppioFaloppio is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about west of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,567 and an area of 4.2 km²....
2005 ISBN 88-7848-154-8 - En deçà de la lumière, romésie II (1996–2007), Éditions de l'Aire, Vevey 2009 ISBN 2-88108-886-4
Anthology
- Passagen – Erzählungen aus der französischen Schweiz 1970–1990. Benziger Verlag, Zürich 1991
Translations
- Jacques Mercanton: Der Verbannte von Grado (fr. La Sibylle). Italian short stories. Benziger, Zürich 1984
- Étienne Barilier: Die Katze Musica (fr. Musique). Novel. Benziger, Zürich 1991
- Bernard Comment: Diener des Wissens (fr. L’Ombre de mémoire). Novel. Benziger, Zürich 1992
- Alice RivazAlice RivazAlice Rivaz was a Swiss author and feminist.- Life :She was born Alice Golay in the small Swiss municipality of Rovray. She spent much of her life in Geneva and originally studied music training to be a pianist...
: Wolken in der Hand (fr. Nuages dans la main). Novel. Huber, Frauenfeld 1992 - Jacques Mercanton: Die Stunden des James Joyce (fr. Les Heures de James Joyce). Essay. Lenos Verlag, Basel 1993
- Yves Laplace: Ein vorbildlicher Mann (fr. Un Homme exemplaire). Novel. Lenos, Basel 1994
- Alice Rivaz: Schlaflose Nacht (fr. Jette ton pain). Novel. Lenos, Basel 1994
- Jacques-Étienne Bovard: Warum rauchen Sie, Monsieur Grin? (fr. La Griffe). Novel. Lenos, Basel 1996
- Élisabeth Horem: Der Ring (fr. Le Ring). Novel. Lenos Verlag, Basel 1996
- Yvette Z’Graggen: Matthias Berg (fr. Matthias Berg). Novel. Lenos, Basel 1997
- Alice Rivaz: Aus dem Gedächtnis, aus dem Vergessen (fr. De Mémoire et d’oubli). Short stories. Lenos, Basel 1997
- Yvette Z’Graggen: La Punta (fr. La Punta). Novel. Lenos, Basel 1999
- Alice Rivaz: Wie Sand durch die Finger (fr. Comme le sable). Novel. Lenos, Basel 2000
- Alice Rivaz: Das Wellental (fr. Le Creux de la vague). Novel. Lenos, Basel 2001
- Rose-Marie Pagnard: Judiths Vermächtnis (fr. La Leçon de Judith). Short story. Lenos, Basel 2002
- Jean-Bernard Vuillème: Mit dem Gesicht zum Rücken (fr. Face à dos). Novel. Lenos, Basel 2003
- Yvette Z’Graggen: Die Hügel (fr. Les Collines). Short story. Lenos, Basel 2004
- Nicolas BouvierNicolas BouvierNicolas Bouvier was a 20th-century Swiss traveller and writer as well as an iconographer and photographer.-Life:Bouvier was born at Grand-Lancy near Geneva, the youngest of three children...
: Aussen und innen (fr. Le Dehors et le dedans). Poems. Lenos, Basel 2005 - Yvette Z’Graggen: Weiher unter Eis (fr. Un Etang sous la glace). Novel. Lenos, Basel 2006
- Yvette Z’Graggen: Lebenssplitter (fr. Eclats de vie). Lenos, Basel 2008
External links
- Markus Hediger's personal web page
- Audio reading with Markus Hediger discussing and reading French poetry with Brane Mozetič, Ljubljana, November 2009