Pascale Kramer

Pascale Kramer (15 December 1961) in Geneva, is a French writer and novelist.

Pascale Kramer
Kramer in 2011
BornGenève
OccupationAuthor, poet
NationalityFrench

Education and early life

Kramer's family moved from Vaud, Switzerland, to Lausanne, in 1964.[1] After obtaining her baccalaureat, she studied literature at the University of Lausanne, which she briefly interrupted with studies in journalism, eventually leaving Lausanne[2] and moving to Zurich where she spent six years learning publicity with the Jacques Séguéla group.[3] In 1987, while visiting Paris on business, Kramer chose to relocate there, working in advertising but also writing.[4][2]

Career

Kramer's first book was Variations on the Same Scene in 1982, followed by Terres Fécondes two years later. A ten-year hiatus followed, but she published Manu in 1996.[5] This won the Michel-Dentan Prize.[4][6]

Kramer is responsible for organising the documentary film festival Enfances Dans le Monde,[7] the first exhibition of which was held in Paris on 20 November 2010. The day was chosen to mark the International Day of the Rights of the Child.[8]

Kramer received the 2001 Lipp Prize for The Living, a tragic novel telling the story of two children who accidentally die in front of their uncle.[5] Other works of Kramer's have won French awards, such as the Prix Rambert,[9] the Grand Prix SGDL[6] and the Schiller Prize. She also won the Swiss Grand Prix of Literature for her oeuvre.[4][5][10]

References
  1. Rieder, Caroline (21 March 2018). "Pascale Kramer ausculte avec finesse une famille bourgeoise minée par l'alcoolisme" – via 24heures.ch.
  2. Rieder, Caroline (21 September 2019). "Un 'stylisticien extraordinaire' à redécouvrir" – via 24heures.ch.
  3. Adamo, Ghania. "Pascale Kramer racconta 'personaggi che la scombussolano'". SWI swissinfo.ch.
  4. Adamo, Ghania. "Pascale Kramer raconte 'des personnages qui la bousculent'". SWI swissinfo.ch.
  5. "Pascale Kramer: «L'amour sans pitié d'Hervé Guibert»". 10 November 2017 – via letemps.ch.
  6. "Pascale Kramer – Ein schwarzes Schaf hält uns den Spiegel vor". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). 25 September 2019.
  7. "Infos".
  8. Kedves, Mit Pascale Kramer sprach Alexandra (29 November 2017). "Frankreich war der Hort der Kultur! Und nun?". Tages Anzeiger.
  9. "Le Prix Rambert a été remis à Philippe Rahmy pour son roman "Allegra"". rts.ch. 3 June 2016.
  10. Meslée, Valérie Marin la (31 May 2018). "Pascale Kramer : que peut la famille face à l'addiction ?". Le Point.
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