Monica Cantieni
Monica Cantieni (born March 9, 1965 in Thalwil ) is a Swiss writer . She also works as Head of Multimedia in the Culture Department at Swiss Radio and Television and lives in Wettingen .
Cantieni has published a novel , a short story and numerous short stories in anthologies and literary magazines. Her novel Grünschnabel was nominated for the Swiss Book Prize 2011. It has already been translated into six languages.
Awards
- 1997 year of work for the Pro Helvetia Foundation
- 1997 Honorary gift from the City of Zurich
- 1998 working year of the Aargau Board of Trustees
- 2000 Poetry Prize at the Rilke Festival , Sierre
- 2004 Contribution to the Aargauer Kuratorium
Works
Prose works
- Jerome's children . A story. Rotpunkt , Zurich 1996, ISBN 3-85869-130-5
- Greenhorn . Novel. Schöffling , Frankfurt am Main 2011, ISBN 978-3-89561-345-6
Theatrical performances
- Lucia, girl . Monologue in five pictures. WP: Theater im Kornhaus, Baden 1998
Web links
- Monica Cantieni's website
- Publications by and about Monica Cantieni in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
- Entry about Monica Cantieni in the lexicon of the Association of Authors of Switzerland
- Entry in the Bibliomedia Foundation's authors' directory
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cantieni, Monica |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thalwil |