Monika Hausammann (born 1974) is a Swiss author.
Biography
Hausammann grew up in
canton
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* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
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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
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in Switzerland and attended grammar school. Her father, Peter Hausammann, was the CEO of Espace Media Groupe. At the age of 17, she went to
Paris
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and lived there on her own for a year. Afterwards, she financed herself a classic vocational training and then a degree in business administration at a French private university. Ten years in the private sector followed.
In 2016, Hausammann released her first book, the political thriller ''Die Ministerin. Kein Fall für Carl Brun'' ("The Minister. No Case for Carl Brun"). This was followed by ''Der Fonds. Kein Fall für Carl Brun'' in 2017 and ''Das Attentat. Kein Fall für Carl Brun'' in 2019. Her latest thriller was released in October 2020: ''Ares. Kein Fall für Carl Brun'', a political thriller about the Swiss secret service. The book was discussed and praised in several newspapers, including the ''
Weltwoche
''Die Weltwoche'' (German for "The World Week") is a Swiss weekly magazine based in Zürich. Founded in 1933, it has been privately owned by Roger Köppel since 2006.
The magazine's regular columnists include the former president of the Social D ...
'' and the ''
Berner Zeitung
''Berner Zeitung'' (literally: "Journal of Bern"), also branded as ''BZ'', is a Swiss German-language daily newspaper, published by Tamedia in Bern.
History and profile
''Berner Zeitung'' was first issued on 3 January 1979. Four different paper ...
''. The German ''Top Magazine'' included it in its six reading tips for the summer.
Hausammann lives in seclusion on a country estate on the French Atlantic coast and, in addition to her novels, writes a monthly column for the liberal magazine ''
Schweizer Monat
The ''Schweizer Monat. Die Autorenzeitschrift für Politik, Wirtschaft und Kultur'' ("Swiss Month. Author magazine for Politics, Economy and Culture"), née ''Schweizer Monatshefte'', is a Swiss monthly magazine based in Zürich. Founded in 1921 ...
''.
In July/August, she was featured on the cover of the magazin. In June 2021, Hausammann joind the swiss Reihnhardt Verlag Group in
Basel
, french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese
, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
.
Publications
* ''Die Ministerin. Kein Fall für Carl Brun'', Lichtschlag, Grevenbroich 2016, ISBN 978-3-939562-43-6
* ''Der Fonds. Kein Fall für Carl Brun'', Lichtschlag, Grevenbroich 2017, ISBN 978-3-939562-77-1
* ''Das Attentat. Kein Fall für Carl Brun'', Lichtschlag, Grevenbroich 2019, ISBN 978-3-939562-88-7
* ''Ares. Kein Fall für Carl Brun'', Fontis, Basel 2022, ISBN 978-3-03848-243-7
* ''Die Große Verkehrung. Dem Humanismus mit biblischem Denken begegnen. Eine Ansage'', Fontis, Basel 2022, ISBN 978-3-03848-233-8
References
External links
Official websiteMuckRack ProfilSchweizer Monat Author Page
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21st-century Swiss novelists
Swiss columnists
21st-century Swiss journalists
Swiss women novelists
1974 births
Living people
Political writers
Swiss writers
Swiss women writers
Thriller writers
Swiss women columnists
Swiss women journalists
Organized crime writers