Miscellaneous The Swiss Grand Prix for Literature 2025 goes to Fleur Jaeggy
Zurich-born writer Fleur Jaeggy is being honored with the Swiss Grand Prix for Literature 2025. The Federal Office of Culture (BAK) is recognizing her complete works with the 40,000 Swiss franc prize, as announced on Thursday.
13.02.2025, 10:30
13.02.2025, 10:31
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Fleur Jaeggy writes novels, short stories and stories in Italian. Her works have been translated into over ten languages. Her best-known novel is "I beati anni del castigo" (The Blessed Years of Chastisement) from 1989, in which isolation is at the heart of Jaeggy's storytelling, writes the BAK.
Born in 1940, the author spent her childhood in Swiss boarding schools before moving to Rome. There she cultivated a friendship with the Austrian writer Ingeborg Bachmann. In 1968, Jaeggy moved to Milan, where she now lives largely in seclusion.
On Thursday, the BAK also announced the seven authors who will be awarded the Swiss Literature Prize. The award ceremony will take place on May 30 at the Solothurn Literature Days.
