Robert de Traz
Robert de Traz (born May 14, 1884 in Paris , † January 9, 1951 in Nice ) was a French-speaking Swiss writer.
Robert de Traz was born to a Swiss father and a French mother.
He played a major role in the rise of French-language literature in Switzerland at the beginning of the twentieth century. In 1920 he founded the magazine Revue de Genève . His European-oriented Helvetism is particularly evident in his 1929 essay L'esprit de Genève , which referred to the League of Nations (also known as the Geneva League). De Traz and his newspaper very clearly advocated the idea of international understanding and peacekeeping through the League of Nations.
Works (selection)
- L'homme dans le rang (1913, German: In the service of arms )
- Fiançailles (1922, German: bridal period )
- L'esprit de Genève (1929)
- L'ombre et le soleil (1942, German: shadow and light )
- La blessure secrète (1944, German: The secret wound )
- The Brontë family . A biography. Insel-Verlag , Frankfurt 1993 ISBN 3458332480
literature
- Jean-Pierre Meylan: "La Revue de Genève". Miroir des lettres européennes 1920-1930. Droz, Geneva 1969 ISBN 2600034935 (De Traz: passim and in a separate chapter)
Web links
- Roger Francillon: Traz, Robert de. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Publications by and about Robert de Traz in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
- Literature by and about Robert de Traz in the catalog of the German National Library
notes
- ↑ viewable and searchable in Google books
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Traz, Robert de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer and pacifist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 1951 |
| Place of death | Nice |