Eveline Hasler (born 22 March 1933) is a Swiss writer. Born in

Glarus , neighboring_municipalities= Glarus Nord, Glarus Süd, Muotathal (SZ), Innerthal (SZ) , twintowns= Wiesbaden-Biebrich (Germany) } Glarus (; gsw, Glaris; french: Glaris; it, Glarona; rm, Glaruna) is the capital of the canton of Glarus in S ...

, she studied Psychology and History at the

University of Fribourg The University of Fribourg (french: Université de Fribourg; german: Universität Freiburg) is a public university located in Fribourg, Switzerland. The roots of the university can be traced back to 1580, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisius ...

and worked as a teacher in

St. Gallen , neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach , twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic) , website ...

. She has written novels (for adults) and children's books which have been translated into many languages. Her literary estate is archived in the Swiss Literary Archives in

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

. Eveline Hasler lives in

Ticino Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino,, informally ''Canton Ticino'' ; lmo, Canton Tesin ; german: Kanton Tessin ; french: Canton du Tessin ; rm, Chantun dal Tessin . ...

. One of her most-read works is the novel ''

Anna Goeldin – The Last Witch ''Anna Goeldin—The Last Witch'' (1982) is the novel with which Swiss writer Eveline Hasler established her literary reputation. It imagines the life of Anna Göldi (Göldin in the contemporary spelling, indicating the female gender in the name; ...

''. It fictionalizes one of the last witchcraft trials in Europe and was published in 1982, at the bicentennial of the execution of

Anna Göldi Anna Göldi (also Göldin or Goeldin, 24 October 1734 – 13 June 1782) was an 18th-century Swiss housemaid who was one of the last persons to be executed for witchcraft in Europe. Göldi, who was executed by decapitation in Glarus, has been ...

. Her historical stories and novels "bring long-forgotten individuals and their experiences back to life, redressing to some extent the balance of history which has seen them marginalized or discounted." In many of her works, she reminds readers that "stability, one of the valued preserves of modern Swiss society, is a relatively recent privilege." ''Flying with Wings of Wax'' (1991) presents the life of Emily Kempin (1853-1901), the first German-speaking female law graduate; she was refused permission to practice law in her home country of Switzerland, "sought her fortune in New York, but ultimately failed in her struggle against convention."Burns, p. 136.

Bibliography (English translations only)

* ''Martin is Our Friend.'' Trans. Dorothea Desmarowitz. Abingdon, 1981. * ''Winter Magic.'' Trans. Michele Lemieux. W. Morrow, 1984. * ''Bats in the Belfry.'' Trans. Jozef Wilkon. Adama Books, 1984. * ''The Garden Town.'' Trans. Stepan Zavrel; Lenore Wilson. Daan Retief, 1989. * ''Flying with Wings of Wax: The Story of Emily Kempin-Spyri.'' Fromm International, 1993. * ''The giantess.'' Trans. Renate Seelig. Kane/Miller Book Publishers, 1997. * ''A Tale of Two Brothers.'' Trans. Käthi Bhend; Marianne Martens. North-South Books, 2006. * ''The Birdmaker Witch. Stories of Child Witches in Switzerland and Germany.'' (Excerpts) In: The Dirty Goat 25 (2011): 214–261. www.thedirtygoat.com * ''Anna Goeldin – The Last Witch''. Trans. Mary Bryant. Ed. Waltraud Maierhofer. Lighthouse Christian Publishing, 2013. * '' The Child Witches of Lucerne and Buchau.'' Trans. Waltraud Maierhofer and Jennifer Vanderbeek, 2022.

References

External links

Literary estate of Eveline Hasler
in the archive database HelveticArchives of the

Swiss National Library The Swiss National Library (german: Schweizerische Nationalbibliothek, french: Bibliothèque nationale suisse, it, Biblioteca nazionale svizzera, rm, Biblioteca naziunala svizra) is the national library of Switzerland. Part of the Federal Office ...

Publications by and about Eveline Hasler
in the catalogue Helveticat of the

* * 1933 births Living people 20th-century Swiss novelists Swiss women novelists German-language writers 21st-century Swiss novelists 21st-century Swiss women writers 20th-century women writers {{Switzerland-writer-stub