Alice Rivaz
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Alice Rivaz (August 14, 1901; died February 27, 1998) was a Swiss author and feminist.
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[edit] Life
She was born Alice Golay in the small Swiss municipality of Rovray. She spent much of her life in Geneva and originally studied music training to be a pianist. After years of work with the International Labour Organization she became a writer.
[edit] Writing
Alice Rivaz began producing a first novel around 1937, Nuages dans la main ("Clouds in your hands", published in 1940. Her works are known for dealing with women in art and family as well as having feminst themes. Along with novels, short stories, essays and diaries she also did a study of poet Jean-Georges Lossier.
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- Nuages dans la main novel, (1940) trans. "Clouds in your hands"
- Comme le sable, novel (1946)
- La Paix des ruches, novel (1947) trans. "The Peace of the Beehives"
- Sans Alcool (1961), short stories, trans. "Without alcohol."
- Comptez vos jours (1966)
- Le Creux de la vague, novel (1967)
- L'Alphabet du matin, novel (1969)
- De Mémoire et d'oubli, short stories (1973)
- Jette ton pain, novel (1979) trans. "Cast your bread"
- Ce Nom qui n'est pas le mien, essays (1980)
- Traces de vie, diaries (1983)
- Jean-Georges Lossier. Poésie et vie intérieure, essay, 1986
- L’Homme et son enfant. Sans alcool. Le Canari, short stories, 1996
- Creuser des puits dans le désert Letters to Jean-Claude Fontanet, 2001
- Les Enveloppes bleues. Correspondance 1944–51 (with Pierre Girard (writer)), 2005
- Pourquoi serions-nous heureux? Correspondance 1945–1982 (with Jean-Georges Lossier), 2008
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