Gertrud Leutenegger

Gertrud Leutenegger was born in Schwyz on 7 December 1948 and grew up there. Her father was a book editor. She later lived in both the Italian-speaking and French-speaking parts of Switzerland. After completing her secondary education, she initially undertook teacher training and became a kindergarten teacher. She also worked in a psychiatric clinic for a time and as a custodian at the Nietzsche House in Sils Maria. Leutenegger's interest in theatre led to drama studies at the Zurich University of the Arts from 1976 to 1979. lost--> After short spells in Florence and Berlin, Leutenegger lived in Japan for a long time. In her later years, she lived in Zurich. Leutenegger died in Schwyz on 20 June 2025, at the age of 76. == Work ==

Leutenegger first came to prominence as a poet, later bringing her poetic vision to her novels, the first of which, '''', was published in 1975 Her work has been described as "a finely woven, quiet art with a tone all of its own, a searching, groping literature that finds less than it is found". == Awards ==

• 1978 Jury prize of the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize • 1979 Droste-Preis • 1999 • 2014 Shortlisted for the Swiss Book Prize: for Panischer Frühling • 2014 Shortlisted for the German Book Prize: for Panischer Frühling • 2014 Roswitha Prize of the town of Bad Gandersheim: for Panischer Frühling • 2023 Solothurner Literaturpreis • 2024 == Works ==

Leutenegger's works, all in German, include: • (novel) • (novel) • (dramatic poem) • (poems) • • • • • • • (dramatic poem) • (novel) • (stories and other prose) • (novel) • (prose) • (novel) == Further reading ==