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Josy Doyon

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Josy Doyon-Hofstetter (1932 – 2011) was an Austrian-Swiss mountain farmer and writer.[1][2]

Doyon was a self-taught writer and began his literary career as a poet. she later turned to writing prose, including stories and novels. his works often focused on the lives and struggles of mountain farmers in Switzerland and Austria, and he is considered an important figure in the Swiss-German literature of the 20th century.[3]

Early life and career

Josy Doyon was born on May 12, 1932, in Innsbruck, Austria. She contributed to a 1973 issue of the literary journal "Guten Schriften", translating works by authors such as Marie-Louise Dreier.[1][1] She died on August 24th, 2011[4][5]

Publications

Title Year of first
publication
Place published ISBN
shepherds without mercy 1966 Zurich
Becoming a mountain farmer, what an adventure. 1980 Blaukreuz , Bern 3-85580-126-6
Zryd Rösli and her village. 1980 Blaukreuz, Berne 85580-110-X .

References

  1. ^ a b c "Doyon, Josy – Literapedia Bern". www.literapedia-bern.ch. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  2. ^ "Josy Doyon Im Schatten des Lohners | Kaufen auf Ricardo".
  3. ^ . 2014-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20140407075129/http://www.lwa.ch/adelheiz/documents/2011-09-29BOAdelheiz_003.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2023-01-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "Josy Doyon". Frutigtaler Kulturgeschichte (in German). 8 June 2020. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  5. ^ "2011, the Glossary". de.unionpedia.org (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-25.

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