Young author attracts attention in Paris

Joël Dicker is the new shooting star of French-language literature. The 27-year-old from Geneva recently won the renowned Académie Française award for “La vérité sur l’Affaire Harry Quebert” (The truth about the Harry Quebert affair).

This content was published on November 11, 2012 - 11:00

1 minute

Dicker was also nominated for the French Prix Goncourt for his book, which has already sold more than 60,000 copies. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

Two people in silhouette look at mobile phones while a contrail of an aircraft is seen in the sky in the evening twilight, at Zurich Kloten Airport, pictured in Ruemlang, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

Aging society

No house generation: the impossibility of buying property in Switzerland

Paul Biya is the oldest sitting head of state in the world. His daughter Brenda is an influencer.

Foreign Affairs

Online quarrel reveals Swiss life of luxury of Cameroon’s ruling family

Eurostar trains at London’s St Pancras station.

Foreign Affairs

UK and Switzerland open way for direct rail link

Swiss Abroad

Cross purposes: the unique Swiss flag

Activist takes on Swatch maverick as Omega empire falters

What are your experiences with housing shortages and rising property prices?

Switzerland is steering towards a housing crisis. Are there solutions?

Join the discussion

Apr 25, 2025

24 Likes

33 Comments

View the discussion

Did you immigrate to Switzerland? What are your experiences?

What were the circumstances of your immigration to Switzerland? And what motivated your decision to stay or leave?

Join the discussion

Apr 1, 2025

21 Likes

43 Comments

View the discussion

Is there a future for the humanitarian sector? What should it look like?

With key donors cutting aid budgets, the humanitarian sector faces a crisis. What strategies can organisations adopt to navigate this challenge?

Join the discussion

May 14, 2025

6 Likes

6 Comments

View the discussion

You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us!

If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.

Dynamism of young writers boosts sales abroad

This content was published on Nov 11, 2012 A new, young Swiss literature is hitting the shelves of Parisian bookshops, supported on the one hand by persistent publishing houses, such as Zoé in Geneva and L’Age d’Homme in Lausanne, and galvanised on the other by its own ambitions: the appeal of greener pastures which bestows an exotic flavour on the work of certain…

Welcome to the literary Babel belt

This content was published on Nov 11, 2012 In Hinter dem Bahnhof (Behind the Station), a child describes a series of events in a Graubünden mountain village which is far from the usual chocolate-box image of alpine luxury. We don’t know the name of the village. We do, however, know that it contains “13 cats, six dogs, four fire hydrants” and 40 or…

Young author attracts attention in Paris

Joël Dicker is the new shooting star of French-language literature. The 27-year-old from Geneva recently won the renowned Académie Française award for “La vérité sur l’Affaire Harry Quebert” (The truth about the Harry Quebert affair).

Popular Stories

More

No house generation: the impossibility of buying property in Switzerland

More

Online quarrel reveals Swiss life of luxury of Cameroon’s ruling family

More

UK and Switzerland open way for direct rail link

More

Cross purposes: the unique Swiss flag

More

Activist takes on Swatch maverick as Omega empire falters

Most Discussed

More

What are your experiences with housing shortages and rising property prices?

More

Did you immigrate to Switzerland? What are your experiences?

More

Is there a future for the humanitarian sector? What should it look like?

More

Dynamism of young writers boosts sales abroad

More

Welcome to the literary Babel belt