Anna Felder

Anna Felder (30 December 1937 – 15 November 2023) was a Swiss writer and playwright.

Anna Felder
Felder in 2009
Born	30 December 1937 (1937-12-30) Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
Died	15 November 2023 (2023-11-16) (aged 85) Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland
Occupation	Writer

Life and career

Born in Lugano, the daughter of a Swiss-German father and an Italian mother,^[1] Felder graduated in letters from the University of Zurich with a thesis about Eugenio Montale, to whom she was often paired in terms of style.^[2] She made her literary debut with the novel Tra dove piove e non piove ('Between where it rains and where it does not rain'), first serialised in the newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung in 1970 and then published as a book in 1972,^[2] which was based on her experiences as a teacher of Italian immigrants' children in Aarau.^[1][3] She wrote four novels, numerous short stories and several stage plays and radio dramas.^[1]

During her career, Felder received numerous awards and honours, notably two Schiller Prizes and a lifetime Swiss Literature Award.^[1][2][3] She died on 15 November 2023, at the age of 85.^[2]