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Amélie Plume
Amélie Plume (born 1943 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) is a Swiss writer. She won the Schiller Prize for her whole body of work in 1988. She also won the Pittard de l'Andelyn Prize om 1993 for ''Promenade avec Emile L''. Her work has been described as comedic and herself as "a rare female burlesque writer". Some of her books have been translated into German. Biography Plume was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland in 1943. Her father worked in German-speaking Switzerland and was often absent. She studied literature and ethnology at the Université de Neuchâtel. Plume travelled to Africa, Israel and New York City where she taught French. She began to write in 1981. Returning to Switzerland, Plume opened a creative workshop for painting after having learned in Paris. She later devoted herself to writing. She has written more than a dozen novels, and has been described as a "rare female burlesque writer": "Amélie Plume's work is entirely devoted to comedy and self-moc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chaux-de-Fonds
La Chaux-de-Fonds (; archaic ) is a Swiss city in the canton of Neuchâtel. It is located in the Jura Mountains at an altitude of 992 metres, a few kilometres south of the French border. After Geneva, Lausanne, Biel/Bienne, and Fribourg, it is the fifth-largest city in the Romandie, the French-speaking part of the country, with a population () of . The city was founded in 1656. Its growth and prosperity are mainly bound up with watchmaking. It is the most important centre of the watch-making industry in the area known as the Watch Valley. Partially destroyed by a fire in 1794, La Chaux-de-Fonds was rebuilt following a grid street plan, which was and is still unique among Swiss cities, the only exception being the easternmost section of the city, which was spared by the fire. It creates an exciting and obvious transition from the old section to the newer section. The roads in the original section are very narrow and winding and open to the grid pattern near the town squar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Maggetti
Daniel commonly refers to: * Daniel (given name), a masculine given name and a surname * List of people named Daniel * List of people with surname Daniel * Daniel (biblical figure) * Book of Daniel, a biblical apocalypse, "an account of the activities and visions of Daniel" Daniel may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Literature * Daniel (Old English poem), ''Daniel'' (Old English poem), an adaptation of the Book of Daniel * ''Daniel'', a 2006 novel by Richard Adams * Daniel (Mankell novel), ''Daniel'' (Mankell novel), 2007 Music * Daniel (Bat for Lashes song), "Daniel" (Bat for Lashes song) (2009) * Daniel (Elton John song), "Daniel" (Elton John song) (1973) * "Daniel", a song from ''Beautiful Creature'' by Juliana Hatfield * Daniel (album), ''Daniel'' (album), a 2024 album by Real Estate Other arts and entertainment * Daniel (1983 film), ''Daniel'' (1983 film), by Sidney Lumet * Daniel (2019 film), ''Daniel'' (2019 film), a Danish film * Daniel (comics), a character in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
