Pierre Chappuis
Born6 January 1930
Tavannes, Switzerland
Died22 December 2020(2020-12-22) (aged 90)
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
OccupationWriter

Pierre Chappuis (6 January 1930 – 22 December 2020) was a Swiss writer, poet, and literary critic.[1]

Biography

Chappuis was born on 6 January 1930 in Tavannes, where his father was a clockmaker. After studying in La-Chaux-de-Fonds and the University of Geneva, he began teaching French and history in Neuchâtel.[2] He then lived there for the rest of his life.[3]

For a long time, Chappuis wrote poetry in the shadows. He combined his texts with engravings or photographs from third-party illustrators. He also worked as a literary critic for various newspapers, including the Gazette de Lausanne, the Nouvelle Revue Française, and La Quinzaine littéraire. Throughout his career, he closely kept his links with Romandy despite the large amount of works published in Paris.[4]

Pierre Chappuis died in Neuchâtel on 22 December 2020 at the age of 90.[5]

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References

  1. ^ "Pierre Chappuis et l'inépuisable dehors du monde". Le Temps (in French). 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Pierre Chappuis (1930-2020)". Viceversa Littérature (in French).
  3. ^ "Pierre Chappuis". Association des écrivains neuchâtelois et jurassiens (in French).
  4. ^ "Pierre Chappuis". Éditions Corti (in French).
  5. ^ "Pierre Chappuis, vers la nuit moins profonde". La Liberté (in French). 30 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Distinction canadienne pour l'écrivain Pierre Chappuis". L'Express (in French). 9 April 1983.
  7. ^ "Littérature: hommage de l'Institut neuchâtelois au poète Pierre Chappuis". L'Impartial (in French). 8 March 1997.
  8. ^ "Vibrant hommage à deux poètes de renom". L'Impartial (in French). 26 November 2002.
  9. ^ "Une lente maturation". L'Impartial (in French). 17 September 2005.
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