Albert-Louis Chappuis

1980

Albert-Louis Chappuis (born March 5, 1926 in Vulliens , † June 26, 1994 in Lausanne ) was a Swiss farmer and writer .

Chappuis initially wrote numerous essays and short stories for newspapers that describe rural life in Vaud . In 1951 he was awarded the Prix ​​de la Nouvelle for this , and in 1953 the Prix ​​Agir . From 1955 he wrote over a dozen homeland novels , which he published in his own publishing house, Editions Mon Village , and which he was able to sell in relatively large editions in French - speaking Switzerland - and soon also in German-speaking Switzerland .

He later also published works by other authors, such as Bernard Clavel and André Besson , whose 1973 novel Le Village englouti (filmed in 1976) became a bestseller with over 50,000 copies sold .

Works (in German translation)

• Harvest without a blessing . Illustrations by Hans Erni . Mon Village, Vulliens 1956
• The plaice reputation . Ill. V. Hans Erni, Mon Village, Vulliens 1959
• Storm over fields . Ill. V. Géa Augsbourg, Mon Village, Vulliens 1961
• Wandering herd , Mon Village, Vulliens 1963
• Wilde Saat , Mon Village, Vulliens 1967
• If one day the sun ... , Mon Village, Vulliens 1968
• May the sun return ... , Mon Village, Vulliens 1968
• The people from Grathof , Mon Village, Vulliens 1970
• Before the thunderstorm , Mon Village, Vulliens 1973
• Another's Child , Mon Village, Vulliens 1976
• The adopted son , Mon Village, Vulliens 1978
• Pipe the servant . Free adaptation based on the film Les petites fugues by Yves Yersin , Mon Village, Vulliens 1980
• Split village , Mon Village, Vulliens 1988

literature

• Jürg Altwegg : Albert-Louis Chappuis, Vulliens- "Mon Village" - The secret bestsellers of French-speaking Switzerland , in: Living and writing in French-speaking Switzerland . Ammann, Zurich 1983, pp. 123-128

Web links

Commons : Albert-Louis Chappuis  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Albert-Louis Chappuis in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
• Dieter Müller: Chappuis, Albert-Louis. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .