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Becoming a writer

Becoming a writer

Thanks to an independent lifestyle and a home of her own in Geneva, Alice Rivaz published her first novel in 1940.

Correspondence

Correspondence

Epistolary exchanges between Alice Rivaz and renowned literary writers of her time.

Creuser des puits dans le désert. Lettres à Jean-Claude Fontanet

Creuser des puits dans le désert. Lettres à Jean-Claude Fontanet

As the correspondence between Alice Rivaz and Jean-Claude Fontanet illustrates so well, friendship is more a matter of encouragement than confiding in one another, about constant trust rather than frequent contact.

Les Enveloppes bleues. Correspondance 1944-1951

Les Enveloppes bleues. Correspondance 1944-1951

A famous author was amazed by a short story written by a woman and so sent her his congratulations. She wrote back.