Marcel Schwander
Marcel Schwander (born December 30, 1929 in Netstal , Canton Glarus ; † June 13, 2010 in Clarens , Canton Vaud ) was a Swiss journalist and literary translator .
Life
Marcel Schwander studied political science at the University of Bern and at the Paris Sorbonne and received his doctorate in 1956. phil. He is the author of numerous books on French-speaking Switzerland and its mentalities .
From 1958 he was editor-in-chief of the Seeländer Volkszeitung in Biel . From 1968 to 1994 he was a correspondent for the Zürcher Tages-Anzeiger for western Switzerland, from where he reported on political, social and linguistic events. During this time he also worked as a literary translator. Thanks to him, books by Jacques Chessex , Catherine Colomb , Georges Haldas and Alice Rivaz were translated into German for the first time.
Marcel Schwander was also politically active. Between 1960 and 1968, he was a member of the city council of Biel for the SP and for a time the Bernese Grand Council .
Works
Own books (selection)
- Law. Swiss annoyance , Pharos Verlag, Basel 1971
- Law. Conflict for decades , Benziger , Zurich 1977
- German & Swiss. Building a bridge , Zytglogge Verlag , Bern 1991
Translations (selection)
- S. Corinna Bille : Black strawberries (fr. La Fraise noire ), Benziger , Zurich 1975 and Nagel & Kimche Verlag , Zurich 2012
- Gaston Cherpillod : Gewittereiche (French: Le Chêne brûlé ), Benziger, Zurich 1978, ISBN 3-545-36297-3 .
- Jacques Chessex , Living and Dying in Vaud (French: Portrait des Vaudois ), Benziger, Zurich 1974
- Jacques Chessex: Der Kinderfresser (French: L'Ogre ), Benziger, Zurich 1977 and Lenos Verlag , Basel 2004
- Jacques Chessex: Amber Eyes (French: Les Yeux jaunes ), Classen, Zurich 1979 and Lenos Verlag, Basel 2012
- Jacques Chessex: Mona (French: L'ardent royaume ), Benziger, Zurich 1979, and Lenos Verlag, Basel 2005
- Jacques Chessex: The five senses (fr. Des cinq sens ), illustrations by Étienne Delessert . Roth and Sauter, Denges-Lausanne 1983
- Jacques Chessex: Der Verworfene (fr. Jonas ), Benziger, Zurich 1989, and Lenos Verlag, Basel 2012 under the title Jonas
- Catherine Colomb : Equinox (French: Les Esprits de la terre ), Benziger, Zurich 1978
- Georges Haldas : Old Town Chronicle (French Chronique de la Rue Saint-Ours ), Benziger, Zurich 1977
- Jean-Pierre Monnier : Relief (French L'Allégement ), Benziger, Zurich 1983
- Amélie Plume : Yes, Emil for a lifetime ( fr.Oui Emile pour la vie ), Zytglogge Verlag, Gümligen 1994
- Amélie Plume: Plumette's Adventure (French: Les Aventures de Plumette et de son premier amant ), Zytglogge Verlag, Gümligen 1995
- Alice Rivaz : Measure the time (fr. Comptez vos jours ) and Der Bienenfriede (fr. La Paix des ruches ), Benziger Verlag, Zurich 1975, and Lenos Verlag, Basel 1993 and 2001
Awards
- 1975 Honorary gift from the Canton of Zurich
- 1986 Prix de l'Etat de Berne
- 1986 International Youth Book Prize Tokyo
- 1987 silver medal at the Leipzig Book Fair
- 1988 Prix du Jura libre
- 1999 Oertli Prize for building bridges between the language regions of Switzerland.
- Interview on the award on the culturactif website : Marcel Schwander, homme de deux cultures, reçoit le Prix Oertli , Le Temps (Switzerland) , November 29, 1999
Web links
- Entry about Marcel Schwander in the lexicon of the Association of Authors of Switzerland
- He was the first “Tages-Anzeiger” correspondent in French-speaking Switzerland. In: Tages-Anzeiger . June 13, 2010 (obituary)
- Texts by and about Marcel Schwander on union history
notes
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schwander, Marcel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss journalist and literary translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Netstal , Switzerland |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 13, 2010 |
| Place of death | Clarens VD , Switzerland |