LECTURE

Description

Jérôme Meizoz (1967) originally comes from Valais. The writer teaches French literature at the University of Lausanne. He was awarded the prize of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences in 2005 and has published several works, including: Ramuz. A stowaway of French literature, Zoé, 1997; The Age of the Speaking Novel 1919–1939, foreword by Pierre Bourdieu, Droz, 2001; The Philosophical Beggar. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Antipodes, 2003; "Literature 'in Person'. Media scene and forms of embodiment," Slatkine "Erudition," 2016; "Being an author in the neoliberal regime (Basics of literary marketing)," Slatkine "Erudition," 2020; "Ecrire les mondes vernaculaires. Littérature, ethnologie et création sociale," Tangence, 2021; "Coulisses du nom propre (Louis-Ferdinand Céline)," BSN Press, 2021. He was involved in the publication of C. F. Ramuz's novels in the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade (2005) as well as in the collected works of Ch.-A. Cingria (L’Âge d’Homme, 2012–2018). His literary works include: *Les Désemparés*, Zoé, 2005; *Père et passe*, Le Temps qu’il fait, 2008; *Séismes*, Zoé, 2013; *Pénurie* (together with Zivo), Art & Fiction, 2013; *Haut Val des loups*, Zoé, 2015; *Faire le garçon*, Zoé, 2017; *Absolutely modern!*, Zoé, 2019; "Malencontre," Zoé, 2022; (together with Alberto Nessi), "Storie di paese/Histoires de village," poems in mutual translations, Empreintes, 2022; "Commerce de bouches" (poems, Empreintes, 2024); "Le Hameau de personne" (novel, Zoé, 2025). In 2000, he received a sponsorship award from the Canton of Valais and in 2018 in Bern, the Swiss Literature Prize for "Faire le garçon" (Zoé). Reception in the foyer after the event: CHF 10.– per person | Free for "Amis de la Fondation Opale," members of "Art Métro Sierre," and with the Abobo card. Reservation recommended: Online ticket sales Note: This text was translated by software for machine translation and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.

Highlights

• Lecture by Jérôme Meizoz, a renowned writer
• Focus on French literature and its influences
• Venue: Fondation OPALE in Lens, Switzerland

General Information

Jérôme Meizoz's lecture offers a deep insight into French literature and its development. Meizoz, who teaches at the University of Lausanne, has published numerous works and was awarded the prize of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Location

Route de Crans 1, 1978 Lens, Switzerland

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