Metin Arditi
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Metin Arditi (born February 2, 1945 in Ankara ) is a French-speaking writer , patron and entrepreneur who has lived in Geneva since childhood . Arditi studied physics and economics at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne and gained worldwide recognition not only as the author of philosophical essays and several novels , but also as the president of the Orchester de la Suisse Romande and as the founder of a foundation for university graduates.
Quotes
- "You shouldn't mix up the genres and, above all, the artistic act and its communication must be free from too much prior knowledge and expertise."
Awards (selection)
- 2017: Prix Méditerranée for L'Enfant qui mesurait le monde
Works (selection)
- Mon Cher Jean… de la cigale à la fracture sociale (1998)
- Le Mystère Machiavel (1999)
- Nietzsche ou l'insaisissable consolation (2000)
- Victoria Hall (2004)
- La Chambre de Vincent (2005)
- Dernière Lettre à Théo (2005) (German: last letter to Theo )
- La Pension Marguerite (2006)
- L'imprévisible (2006)
- La Fille des Louganis (2007) (German: Daughter of the Sea , Hoffmann and Campe Verlag, 2009. ISBN 978-3-455-40143-1 )
- Loin des bras (2009)
- Dictionnaire amoureux de la Suisse (Ed.Plon, 2017)
Web links
- Portrait at Hoffmann and Campe
- Video interview (on repere.tv, French)
- Art doesn't need an explanation (interview at swissinfo.ch , January 27, 2008)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Graduate Institute, Geneva: Academic Awards ( Memento of the original from October 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Lettre International , Winter 2005 edition, pp. 116–119
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arditi, Metin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer, real estate agent and patron |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ankara , Turkey |