Yves Velan

Yves Velan (born August 29, 1925 in Saint-Quentin , France , † May 6, 2017 in La Chaux-de-Fonds , Switzerland ) was a French-speaking Swiss writer .

Life

Yves Velan, born in France as the son of a Swiss and a French woman, worked as a high school teacher after completing his studies at the University of Lausanne . In the canton of Vaud , he was banned from working because of his membership in the Parti ouvrier et populaire (POP) , whereupon he moved to a high school in La Chaux-de-Fonds . He taught French literature at the University of Florence and later at the University of Illinois .

Velan already had success with his first novel in 1959. In 1990 he was awarded the Grand Prix CF Ramuz for his complete work. He was one of the founders of the Olten Group .

Awards

1959: Prix Fénéon for Je
1960: Prix de Mai for Je
1990: Grand Prix C.-F. Ramuz

Works

Ever . Novel. Seuil, Paris 1959
- in German: I . Translation by Hans Rudolf Hilty . Kindler, Munich 1963
La statue de Condillac retouchée . Novel. Seuil, Paris 1973
Onir . Stories. Galland, Vevey 1974
Soft goulag . Novel. Galland, Vevey 1977
- in German: Soft Gulag . Translation by Dres Balmer . Benziger, Zurich 1980
Contre-pouvoir . Essay. Galland, Vevey 1978
Le chat Muche . Children's book. Vernay, Genève 1986

Web links

Literature by and about Yves Velan in the catalog of the German National Library
Entry about Yves Velan in the lexicon of the Association of Authors of Switzerland
Pascal Antonietti: Yves Velan. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Works by and about Yves Velan at Open Library
Entry in the bibliomedia foundation's authors' directory (French)

Individual evidence

↑ Carnet Noir: l'écrivain chaux-de-fonnier d'origine vaudoise Yves Velan est décédé à 91 ans. ATS article on the La Côte website, May 8, 2017, accessed May 14, 2017 (in French).

personal data
SURNAME	Velan, Yves
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss writer
DATE OF BIRTH	August 29, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	Saint-Quentin , France
DATE OF DEATH	May 6, 2017
Place of death	La Chaux-de-Fonds , Canton of Neuchâtel , Switzerland

[1] Carnet Noir: l'écrivain chaux-de-fonnier d'origine vaudoise Yves Velan est décédé à 91 ans. ATS article on the La Côte website, May 8, 2017, accessed May 14, 2017 (in French).