Lit in Translation

Alain Claude Sulzer

Born 1953 · Switzerland

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    Schweizer Buchpreis 2019 · Shortlist

    Unhaltbare Zustände

    Title translated by AI:“Untenable Conditions”

    Alain Claude Sulzer · 66 when first published

    Novel · 266 pages · Historical, Satire

    AI-generated summary:1968. For decades the window displays of Stettler, decorator at the Quatre Saisons department store, have been legendary. Now, nearly sixty, he is suddenly given a young colleague, and his world begins to crumble.

  • In English

    Schweizer Buchpreis 2012 · Shortlist

    Catalyst

    Aus den Fugen

    Alain Claude Sulzer · 59 when first published

    Novel · 230 pages · Love

    AI-generated summary:In the middle of a concert, the star pianist Marek Olsberg breaks off, closes the piano lid with the words That's it, and leaves the hall. His act changes more lives than his own.