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Anna Felder

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Anna Felder
Felder in 2009
Born30 December 1937 (1937-12-30)
Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
Died15 November 2023 (2023-11-16) (aged 85)
Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland
OccupationWriter

Anna Felder (30 December 1937 – 15 November 2023) was a Swiss writer and playwright.

Life and career

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Born in Lugano, the daughter of a Swiss-German father and an Italian mother,[1] Felder graduated in letters from the University of Zurich with a thesis about Eugenio Montale, to whom she was often paired in terms of style.[2] She made her literary debut with the novel Tra dove piove e non piove ('Between where it rains and where it does not rain'), first serialised in the newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung in 1970 and then published as a book in 1972,[2] which was based on her experiences as a teacher of Italian immigrants' children in Aarau.[1][3] She wrote four novels, numerous short stories and several stage plays and radio dramas.[1]

During her career, Felder received numerous awards and honours, notably two Schiller Prizes and a lifetime Swiss Literature Award.[1][2][3] She died on 15 November 2023, at the age of 85.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Trägerin des Grand Prix Literatur Anna Felder gestorben". watson.ch (in German). 16 November 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Cavadini, Mattia (16 November 2023). "Anna Felder - Inezie, ironia e discrezione". RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera (in Italian). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Kugler, Hansruedi (16 November 2023). "Schriftstellerin Anna Felder (85) ist tot". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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