We are kicking off our biannual month of exclusively short stories with ‘Khemji – An Indian Tragedy’ by Waseem Hussain. A text that condenses social order, guilt and repression into a confined space...
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"Distances", Philippe Jaccottet
Arcus Artisaninks Golden Hour (pigment)
Leuchtturm a5
Rotring with vintage esterbrook firm fine nib
Its like the sun came out, a sample gifted by a far away friend.
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Zurich-born (but also Italian 🇮🇹) author Fleur Jaeggy, 85, just won the Grand Prix for Swiss Literature 2025! 🎉 Known for her profound, unsentimental prose, Jaeggy adds this to her long list of accolades – including last year's Gottfried Keller Prize. #SwissLiterature #FleurJaeggy
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29 December 1924
Carl Spitteler, Swiss writer and Nobel Prize laureate in Literature (1919) passed away at the age of 79. Spitteler was renowned for his epic poem Olympian Spring.
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