February 13, 2025|
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|10 months agoSwiss Author Fleur Jaeggy Wins Prestigious Grand Prix Literature Award
Zurich-born author receives Switzerland's 2025 Grand Prix for Literature, while two French-speaking authors secure top literary prizes in national recognition of excellence.
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- Fleur Jaeggy is the winner of the 2025 Grand Prix for Swiss Literature.
- Fleur Jaeggy is 85 years old, born in Zurich, and writes primarily in Italian.
- Seven authors received the Swiss Literature Prize, each worth CHF 25,000.
- Catherine Lovey and Romain Buffat are among the French-speaking winners of the Swiss Literature Prize.
- The Lectures Canap association won the Special Mediation Prize.
By The Numbers
85
years old
25,000
CHF
7
authors
2025
year
They Said
"Fleur Jaeggyâs writing is profound and in no way sentimental."