Jean-Luc Persecuted by Ramuz, C. F.

A novel of love, betrayal, madness, and downfall from an iconic Swiss writer of the early 20th century.

Author: C. F. Ramuz
Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing
Published: 08/11/2020
Pages: 152
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781646050161

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2020

About the Author
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz (born Sept. 24, 1878, Cully, Switz.--died May 23, 1947, Pully, near Lausanne) was a Swiss novelist whose realistic, poetic, and somewhat allegorical stories of man against nature made him one of the most iconic French-Swiss writers of the 20th century. As a young man, he moved to Paris to pursue a life of writing, where he struck up a friendship with Igor Stravinsky, later writing the libretto for The Soldier's Tale (1918). Ramuz pioneered a common Swiss literary identity, writing books about mountaineers, farmers, or villagers engaging in often tragic struggles against catastrophe. His legacy is remembered through the Ramuz Foundation, which grants the literary award Grand Prix C.F. Ramuz.