Josy Doyon-Hofstetter (12 May 1932 – 24 August 2011) was an Austrian-Swiss mountain farmer and writer.
Doyon was a self-taught writer and began her literary career as a poet. She later turned to writing prose, including stories and novels. Her works often focused on the lives and struggles of mountain farmers in Switzerland and Austria. She is considered an important figure in the Swiss-German literature of the 20th century.[1]
Early life and career
editJosy Doyon was born on 12 May 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.[2][3] She died on 24 August 2011.[4]
Publications
edit| Year | Title | Place published | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Shepherds without mercy | Zürich | |
| 1980 | Becoming a mountain farmer, what an adventure | Blaukreuz, Bern | 3-85580-126-6 |
| 1980 | Zryd Rösli and her village | Blaukreuz, Bern | 85580-110-X . |
References
edit- ^ . 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) - ^ "Doyon, Josy". Literapedia Bern. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "Josy Doyon Im Schatten des Lohners | Kaufen auf Ricardo".
- ^ "Josy Doyon". Frutigtaler Kulturgeschichte (in German). 8 June 2020. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
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