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Monique Laederach (16 May 1938 – 17 March 2004) was a Swiss writer and translator.[1]

Monique Laederach
Born	(1938-05-16)16 May 1938
Died	17 March 2004(2004-03-17) (aged 65)
Occupation	Writer, translator
Language	French, German
Nationality	Swiss
Alma mater	University of Lausanne, University of Neuchâtel

The daughter of Jean-Rodolphe Laederach and Hilde Maeder, she was born in Les Brenets and studied music in Vienna, going on to pursue the study of literature at the University of Lausanne and the University of Neuchâtel. During this time, she also taught German. She published poems, novels, radio plays, plays for the theatre and literary criticism. Laederach also translated works by German-language writers such as Kafka, Rilke, Erika Burkart and Adolf Muschg into French.[1]

From 1961 to 1973, she was married to the Swiss writer Jean-Pierre Monnier [fr].[1]

Laederach participated in literary conferences in Great Britain, Scandinavia, the United States, Canada and Mexico. She was a member of the Gruppe Olten.[2]

A complete collection of her poems was published in 2003. She received the Prix Schiller [fr] in 1977, 1982 and 2000.[1]

Laederach died in Peseux at the age of 65.[1]

Selected works[2]

• L'Etain la source, poetry (1970)
• Pénélope, poetry (1971)
• La femme séparée, novel (1982)
• Trop petits pour Dieu, novel (1986)
• Les noces de Cana, novel (1996)
• Je n'ai pas dansé dans l'île, novel (2000)

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На других языках

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[de] Monique Laederach

Monique Laederach (* 16. Mai 1938 in Les Brenets (NE); † 17. März 2004 in Peseux bei Neuenburg) war eine Schweizer Schriftstellerin und Literaturkritikerin.

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- [en] Monique Laederach

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[fr] Monique Laederach

Monique Laederach née le 16 mai 1938, aux Brenets, à la frontière franco-suisse, et décédée à Peseux le 17 mars 2004 est une écrivaine, poétesse, critique littéraire et traductrice neuchâteloise.

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