Daniel Odier

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Daniel Odier

Daniel Odier (born May 17, 1945 in Geneva ) is a Swiss writer and tantra - as well as Chan teacher. He published a number of detective novels under the pseudonym Delacorta .

Life

Odier studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome . In 1964 he published his first book, the volume of poetry Transparences .

In 1980 he received the Prix ​​Bibliomedia (awarded for the first time) for his novel Le milieu du monde .

Alain Tanner translated Odier's novel La voie sauvage into his 1981 film Les Années lumière (Light Years Away ).

Nana (Eng. Nina ), Diva , Lola , Vida : these are some of the titles of the crime novels that he published under the name “Delacorta” and that, translated into 14 languages, made him world famous as an author. Jean-Jacques Knieix used one of these as a template for his cult film Diva (also from 1981).

Once a student of Kalu Rinpoche , today, as a recognized master, he accompanies students all over the world on the path of Tantra or Chan .

Works

Under your own name

prose
  • The heart of the world. The great history novel of Switzerland (“Le milieu du monde”, 1979). Schweizer Verlagshaus, Zurich 1981, ISBN 3-7263-6309-2 (from the French by Pierre Imhasly ).
  • Hare hunting. Roman ("L'année du lièvre", 1978). Bastei-Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1983, ISBN 3-404-10670-9 (translated from French by Pierre Imhasly).
  • Night song. A love story (“Petit déjeuner sur un tapis rouge”, 1982). Zsolnay, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-552-03511-7 (translated from French by Elisabeth Roth).
  • La voie de John O'Flaherty. Novel . Edition du Seuil, Paris 1972, ISBN 2-02-001235-9 .
  • Le clavecin. Novel . Fayard, Paris 1992, ISBN 2-213-02851-6 .
  • Le baiser cannibale . Mazarine, Paris 1987, ISBN 2-86374-269-8 .
Non-fiction
  • Tantra. Immerse yourself in absolute love. The authentic story about an initiation in the Himalayas by a true tantric master (“L'initiation d'un occidental à l'amour absolut”). Aquamarin-Verlag, Grafing 2003, ISBN 3-89427-246-5 (reprint of the Bergisch Gladbach 1997 edition).
  • Desire, Passion and Spirituality. The tantric way of awakening ("Desirs, passions & spiritualité"). Edition Innenwelt, Cologne 2002, ISBN 3-936360-04-9 .
  • The ecstasy of the heart. The tantric path to awakening (“Le grand sommeil des éveilles”). Aquamarin-Verlag, Grafing 2005, ISBN 3-89427-281-3 .
  • Tantra yoga. The way to the highest enlightenment ("Tantra yoga"). Hugendubel, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-7205-2578-3 (Diederich's yellow series).
  • The inflamed heart. Develop the strength of the heart on the tantric path (“L'incendie du cœur”). Aquamarin-Verlag, Grafing 2009, ISBN 978-3-89427-504-4 .
  • Essais sur les mystiques orientales (Spiritualités vivantes; vol. 46). Michel, Paris 1984, ISBN 2-226-02122-1 .

Under the pseudonym Delacorta

  • Nina. Detective novel ("Nana"). Heyne, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-453-10486-2 (translated from French by Sigrid Jaquillard).
  • Diva. Detective novel ("Diva"). Heyne, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-453-10498-6 (translated from French by Sigrid Boegl).
  • Luna. Detective novel ("Luna"). Heyne, Munich 1981, ISBN 3-453-10529-X (translated from French by Sigrid Boegl).
  • The rappers from Babylon Beach. Roman ("Rap à Babylon Beach"). Piper, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-492-12069-5 (translated from the French by Matthias Müller).
  • Lola. Detective novel ("Rock"). Heyne, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-453-10590-7 (translated from the French by Rudolf Kimmig).
  • Vida. Novel . Mazarine, Paris 1985, ISBN 2-86374-179-9 .

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personal data
SURNAME Odier, Daniel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Delacorta
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss writer and tantra teacher
DATE OF BIRTH May 17, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Geneva