Stéphanie Corinna Bille (29 August 1912 – 24 October 1979) was a French-speaking writer from
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
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Bille was born in
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), ...
, the daughter of Swiss painter
Edmond Bille
Edmond Bille (1878 in Valangin – 1959 in Sierre) was a Swiss artist. Bille engaged in intense and varied activity as painter, engraver, stained glass artist, journalist, writer, and politician. He is the creator of the stained glass windows ...
, and grew up in
Sierre
Sierre (; german: Siders, ; frp, Siérro, ) is the capital municipality of the district of Sierre, located in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It has a population of 16,332.
Sierre is nicknamed City of the Sun (french: Cité du Soleil) for i ...
. Bille went to
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
, where she married but that marriage was later annulled. In 1937, she returned to Switzerland, where she fell gravely ill. After her recovery, Bille married the writer
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 ...
.
[
In 1974, she received the for her work.
She won the 1975 Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle for ''La Demoiselle sauvage''.]Valais
Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 ...
.[ She died in Sierre. Her estate is archived in the ]Swiss Literary Archives
The Swiss Literary Archives (SLA - ''Schweizerische Literaturarchiv'') in Bern collects literary estates in all four national languages of Switzerland (German, French, Italian and Romansh language). It is part of the Swiss National Library ...
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
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Selected works[ ]
* ''Printemps'' (Spring), poetry (1939)
* ''Théoda'', novel (1944)
* ''Le grand tourment'' (The great anguish), novellas (1951)
* ''Le sabot de Vénus'' (Venus' wooden shoes), novel (1952)
* ''Florilège alpestre'' (Alpine album), essay (1953)
* ''L'enfant aveugle'' (The blind child), stories (1955)
* ''Jeunesse d'un peintre'' (Youth of a painter) (1962), by Edmond Bille, as editor
* ''Le pays secret'' (The secret country), poetry (1963)
* ''Le mystère du monstre'' (Mystery of the monster), children's stories (1966)
References
External links
Publications by and about S. Corinna Bille
in the catalogue Helveticat of the Swiss National Library
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1912 births
1979 deaths
ETH Zurich alumni
Swiss writers in French
Swiss women poets
People from Lausanne
Swiss women novelists
20th-century Swiss poets
20th-century Swiss novelists
20th-century Swiss women writers
Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle recipients