Asa Lanova

Asa Lanova was born in Switzerland, spending her youth in Lausanne. At 17, she went to Paris to study dance, where she performed with dancers such as Maurice Béjart. She returned to Switzerland in 1956, performing at the Zürich Opera House and the Grand Théâtre de Genève. After leaving her dance career, Lanova began to write novels, publishing her first, La dernière migration, in 1977. After switching to a different publisher, Bernard Campiche, Lanova received recognition for her work, winning prizes for both ''Le Blues d'Alexandrie and La Gazelle tartare''. Lanova died at her home in Pully on 26 December 2017. ==Literary prizes==

• 2009 - Prix culturel vaudois Littérature for her literary work. • 2005 - 5,000 SFr Schiller Prize for La Gazelle tartare. • 1999 - Prix Bibliothèque pour Tous (BPT) (now Prix Bibliomedia Suisse) for ''Le Blues d'Alexandrie''. ==Publications==

• La dernière migration, Paris, Régine Deforges, 1977 • ''Crève l'amour'', Paris, éditions Acropole, 1984; Orbe, Bernard Campiche éditeur, « CamPoche», 2006 • Le cœur tatoué, Paris, éditions Mazarine, 1988 • ''L'étalon de ténèbre'', Paris, Régine Deforges, 1991; Vevey, Éditions de l'Aire, 1999 • ''Le testament d'une mante religieuse'', Vevey, éditions de l'Aire, 1995 • ''Le blues d'Alexandrie'' Orbe, Bernard Campiche éditeur, 1998 • Les jardins de Shalalatt Orbe, Bernard Campiche éditeur, 2001 • La Gazelle tartare, Orbe, Bernard Campiche éditeur, 2004 • La nuit du destin, Orbe, Bernard Campiche éditeur, 2007 • Les heures nues, Orbe, Bernard Campiche éditeur, 2011 ==References==