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Amélie Plume
Amélie Plume (born 1943 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) is a Swiss writer. Biography She carried out her study of letters and ethnology at the Université de Neuchâtel. She voyaged to Africa, Israel and New York City where she taught French and began to write and paint. Returning to Switzerland, she opened a creative workshop for painting after having learned in Paris. She later devoted herself to writing. Writings Novels * ' : récit, préf. de Catherine Safonoff, Editions Zoé, 1981 * ', Editions Zoé, 1986 * ', Editions Zoé, 1988 * ', Editions Zoé, 1989 * ', Editions Zoé, 1992 * ', Editions Zoé, 1995 * ', postf. de Doris Jakubec, Editions Zoé, 1995 * ', Editions Zoé, (1984) 1997 * ', Editions Zoé, (1998) 2003 * ', Editions Zoé, 2003 * ', Editions Zoé, 2006 * ', Editions Zoé, 2007 Plays and radiophonic parts * ' * ' : pièce de théâtre en cinq tableaux, Editions Trois P'tits Tours, 2000 Prizes She received the Prix Schiller in 1988 for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chaux-de-Fonds
La Chaux-de-Fonds () is a Swiss city in the canton of Neuchâtel. It is located in the Jura mountains at an altitude of 1000 m, a few kilometers south of the French border. After Geneva, Lausanne and Fribourg, it is the fourth largest city located in the Romandie, the French-speaking part of the country, with a population () of . The city was founded in 1656. Its growth and prosperity is mainly bound up with the watch-making industry. It is the most important centre of the watch-making industry in the area known as the Watch Valley. Partially destroyed by a fire in 1794, La Chaux-de-Fonds was rebuilt following a grid street plan, which was and is still original among Swiss cities, the only exception being the easternmost section of the city, which was spared by the fire. This creates an interesting and obvious transition from the old section to the newer section. The roads in the original section are very narrow and winding, which then open up to the grid pattern near the town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
