They announced the winners of the Swiss literary prizes a few weeks ago (see my previous mention), but waited before announcing who gets the big 'Swiss Grand Prix in Literature' (or, as it is for example in Romansch, the 'Gron premi svizzer da litteratura').
They've only handed this out three times: in 2013 it was divided between three people; in 2014 between two (Paul Nizon und Philippe Jaccotte); now, in 2015, the prize -- and the entire (and meanwhile much increased in conversion-value) CHF40,000 -- goes to Adolf Muschg for his life's work. See also, for example, the swissinfo report, Adolf Muschg wins Swiss literature's top prize
Hard to complain about the choice; it seems a pretty obvious one -- and I've always enjoyed his work. Easier to complain about: is it really possible that The Blue Man and other stories (get your long out of print copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk) is the only Muschg title ever translated into English ? That's ridiculous.
So maybe this prize will help get him a bit more of the recognition he deserves in the US/UK -- surely an obvious choice for, say Seagull, or Dalkey Archive Press, with their Swiss series. How about it ?
Also of interest, though it's thirty years old (and in the dreaded pdf format ...): An Interview with Adolf Muschg by Judith Ricker-Abderhalden in Studies in 20th Century Literature.
They've only handed this out three times: in 2013 it was divided between three people; in 2014 between two (Paul Nizon und Philippe Jaccotte); now, in 2015, the prize -- and the entire (and meanwhile much increased in conversion-value) CHF40,000 -- goes to Adolf Muschg for his life's work. See also, for example, the swissinfo report, Adolf Muschg wins Swiss literature's top prize
Hard to complain about the choice; it seems a pretty obvious one -- and I've always enjoyed his work. Easier to complain about: is it really possible that The Blue Man and other stories (get your long out of print copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk) is the only Muschg title ever translated into English ? That's ridiculous.
So maybe this prize will help get him a bit more of the recognition he deserves in the US/UK -- surely an obvious choice for, say Seagull, or Dalkey Archive Press, with their Swiss series. How about it ?
Also of interest, though it's thirty years old (and in the dreaded pdf format ...): An Interview with Adolf Muschg by Judith Ricker-Abderhalden in Studies in 20th Century Literature.