Pierre Imhalsy (14 November 1939 – 17 June 2017) was a

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. Imhasly was born in Visp, Switzerland. He studied German literature in Fribourg and Zurich. His major work is ''The Rhone Saga'' an epic poem about the

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. Imhasly was the principal translator of

Maurice Chappaz Maurice Chappaz (21 December 1916, in Lausanne – 15 January 2009, in Martigny) was a French-language Swiss poet and writer. He published more than 40 books and won several literary awards, including his country's most notable award, the Gran ...

's works. Imhasly died 17 June 2017 from cancer.

Works

* ''Maithuna: Liebesakt transzendierend - Matterhorn: Berg der Welt''. Frankfurt am Main; Basel: Stroemfeld-Verlag, 2005. * ''Blick auf ... Zermatt''. Ayer: Editions Porte-plumes, 2004. * ''Leni, Nomadin''. Frankfurt am Main; Basel: Stroemfeld Verlag, 2001. * ''Widerpart oder Fuga mit Orgelpunkt vom Schnee: Ein Poem''. Frankfurt am Main; Basel: Stroemfeld-Verlag, 2000. * ''Paraiso s''i. Frankfurt am Main; Basel: Stroemfeld-Verlag, 2000. * ''Rhone Saga''. Basel: Stroemfeld, 1996. * ''Alfons Studer oder ein Eros in allen Dingen''. Bern: Erpf, 1984. * ''Corrida: der spanische Stier und sein Fest''. Bern: Erpf, 1982. * ''Widerpart oder Fuga mit Orgelpunkt vom Schnee: Ein Poem''. Zürich tc. Suhrkamp, 1979. * ''Widerpart oder Fuga mit Orgelpunkt vom Schnee''. Zürich: Editio Princeps . Ammann 1977. * ''Armin: Visp. Variationen & Etüden''. Brig: Rotten-Verlag, 1976. * ''Heremence Beton = Heremence beton''. Lausanne: Editions du Gran-Pont, 1974. * ''Sellerie, Ketch up & Megatonnen: Eine Textsammlung''. Bern: Kandelaber-Verlag, 1970.

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1939 births 2017 deaths Swiss male novelists Swiss poets in German Swiss male poets 20th-century Swiss novelists 20th-century Swiss poets 20th-century male writers 21st-century Swiss poets 21st-century Swiss novelists 21st-century male writers People from Visp (district) {{switzerland-writer-stub