Alice Vollenweider

Alice Vollenweider (born June 22, 1927 in Zurich ; † September 13, 2011 there ; entitled to live in Schönholzerswilen ) was a Swiss Romance writer , cookbook author and literary translator .

Life

Vollenweider studied Romance and German at the Universities of Zurich and Paris . She received her doctorate with a dissertation on the "Influence of Italian on French culinary art in the mirror of language" (published in 1963). She later studied Italian literature in Naples . As a result, her work came to focus on “cuisine and culinary art” and “ Italy ”; she has also translated Italian literature and edited anthologies .

For the magazine Annabelle answered it for over ten years to 2002 readers' questions about cooking in their cooking mailbox. A selection of the readers' questions and Vollenweider's answers was published as a book in 1996. She worked for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung as a restaurant tester and specialist in Italian literature. Her culinary correspondence with Hugo Loetscher in 1975 became legendary and was published as a book in 1976. Her books “Italy's Provinces and Their Cuisine” and “Cinderella’s Kitchen” became bestsellers .

Awards

• 1979: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Prize (7,000 francs) "for her complete work as a translator and for the services she provided to the Romansh cultural area"
• 1991: Johann Jakob Bodmer Medal for services to the literary work of the City of Zurich
• 2000: Honorary gifts from the city of Zurich (6000 francs)

Works

• The influence of Italian on French culinary art as reflected in the language (historical overview). In: Vox Romanica. 22/1963, pp. 59-88 ( online ).
• The Influence of Italian on French Culinary Art in the Mirror of Language (Part Two: Word Monographs). In: Vox Romanica. 22/1963, pp. 367-443 ( online ).
• (with Paul Nussbaumer) Cinderella's kitchen. Diogenes , Zurich 1971. Revised edition: Limmat , Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-85791-485-8 .
• (with Hugo Loetscher ) Culinary delights. An exchange of letters between Alice Vollenweider and Hugo Loetscher. Benteli , Bern 1976, ISBN 3-7165-0081-X .
• I throw a coin in the well. Travel in Italy. Huber, Frauenfeld 1983, ISBN 3-7193-0885-5 .
• Why parmesan goes well with almost everything. Culinary journey through Italy's provinces. Huber, Frauenfeld 1984.
• Italy's provinces and their cuisine. One trip and 88 recipes. Wagenbach, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-8031-1118-8 .
• Alice Vollenweider's little culinary experience. Recipes, tips and cooking stories. Annabelle cooking tip. Werd, Zurich 1996, ISBN 3-85932-188-9 .
• Italia! On the way to the hidden beauties of Italy. Schöffling, Frankfurt am Main 1997, ISBN 3-89561-561-7 .
• The kitchen of Tuscany. A journey through their regions with 52 recipes. Wagenbach, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-8031-1187-0 .
• Fresh fish and wild greens. Eating in Ticino. Explorations and recipes. Limmat, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-85791-459-9 .

Release

• Italian contemporary storytellers. An anthology. Reclam , Stuttgart 1964.
• (with Carlo Castelli) South wind. Contemporary prose, poetry and essays from Italian-speaking Switzerland. Artemis, Zurich / Munich 1976, ISBN 3-7608-0422-5 .
• Italian trip. A literary guide to today's Italy. Wagenbach , Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-8031-0137-9
• Switzerland seen from the outside. Benziger , Zurich 1991, ISBN 3-545-36496-8 .
• Swiss trip. A literary travel guide through today's Switzerland. Wagenbach, Berlin 1993, ISBN 3-8031-0186-7 .

Collaboration / translation

• Translation: Natalia Ginzburg : My Family Lexicon. Walter, Olten 1963. Most recently: Family Lexicon. Wagenbach, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-8031-2563-7 .
• Translation: Luigi Malerba : The protagonist: novel. Suhrkamp , Frankfurt am Main 1976, ISBN 3-518-03623-8 . Most recently: Wagenbach, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-8031-2429-8 .
• Translation: Giacomo Leopardi : Chants. Dialogues and other teaching pieces. Winkler, Munich 1978, ISBN 3-538-05287-5 (translation together with Hanno Helbling ). New edition: Gesänge / Dialoge / Zibaldone. Artemis & Winkler, Düsseldorf 1998, ISBN 3-538-05400-2 .
• Epilogue to Giacomo Leopardi: The Mind Book: Notes of a Skeptic. Winkler, Munich 1985, ISBN 3-538-05288-3 .
• Epilogue to Franco Sacchetti : Tuscan short stories. Wagenbach, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-8031-2308-9 .
• Translation: Natalia Ginzburg: The little virtues. Wagenbach, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-8031-3160-X (translation together with Maja Pflug ).

literature

• Ingrid Bigler-Marshal: Alice Vollenweider. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . May 23, 2012 , accessed April 2, 2020 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Alice Vollenweider in the catalog of the German National Library
• Entry about Alice Vollenweider in the lexicon of the Association of Authors of Switzerland
• Martin Hauzenberger: World Travel in a Cookbook in: Slow Motion 6/2007 (PDF file; 298 kB)
• Barbara Villiger Heilig: A Winter in Naples. Obituary in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung from September 14, 2011
• Gaby Labhart: She just loved it, but not simply. Obituary in: Tages-Anzeiger from September 15, 2011

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Vollenweider Alice in: Lexicon of Authors of Switzerland , accessed on September 14, 2011
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Martin Hauzenberger: Weltreisen im Kochbuch in: Slow Motion 6/2007 (PDF file; 298 kB)
3. ^ Alice Vollenweider in: Verlag Klaus Wagenbach , accessed on September 14, 2011
4. ↑ ^{a b} Röbi Koller : No hangover breakfast ( memento from February 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) in: Der Schweizerischer Beobachter 15/2005 from July 21, 2005
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Gaby Labhart: She loved it simply, but not simply. Obituary in: Tages-Anzeiger from September 15, 2011
6. ↑ According to Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel , 1979, p. 904 ( excerpt )
7. ↑ Prize winners 1932 to 1998. ( Memento from September 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) In: City of Zurich, accessed on September 15, 2011
8. ↑ City of Zurich cultural gifts. In: Tages-Anzeiger from November 16, 2000