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Dora Melegari
Dora Melegari (27 June 1849 – 31 July 1924) was a Swiss writer who wrote in both French and Italian.Fonte: R. Fossati, ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani'' Three of her early works were written by a ghost writer. In time she was twice nominated for a Nobel Prize. Life Dorette (nickname, "Dora") Melegari was born in Lausanne, 27 June 1849. Her father was the diplomat Luigi Amedeo Melegari and her mother was Marie Caroline Mandrot. In 1881, Octave Mirbeau ghost-wrote the first of three novels for Melegari. Melegari then wrote her own novels, Her ghost writer eventually published books under his own name. In 1887, she started writing for the ''Internationale Revue'' using the nom de plume of Thomas Emery. She wrote literary reviews and in time took a management role with the magazine. In 1900 she published her most well known work in Paris. This was later translated into Italian as ''Il sonno delle anime'' and published in Milan in 1903. Melegari discussed the nature of friend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), Maxilly-sur-Léman (FR-74), Montpreveyres, Morrens, Neuvecelle (FR-74), Prilly, Pully, Renens, Romanel-sur-Lausanne, Saint-Sulpice, Savigny , twintowns = Lausanne ( , , , ) ; it, Losanna; rm, Losanna. is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French speaking canton of Vaud. It is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway between the Jura Mountains and the Alps, and facing the French town of Évian-les-Bains across the lake. Lausanne is located northeast of Geneva, the nearest major city. The municipality of Lausanne has a population of about 140,000, making it the fourth largest city in Switzerland after Basel, Geneva, and Zurich, with the entire agglomeration area having about 420,000 inhabit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
