Pierre Cormon
Pierre Cormon, born 1965 in Ambilly, France, is a Swiss writer [1] and has published books in French, Brazilian Portuguese and English, including Swiss Politics for Complete Beginners.[2][3]
Biography
[edit]He began his career as a journalist with Le Nouveau Quotidien in 1992, then worked as a delegate for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza, Yemen and Rwanda between 1993 and 1996.[1] He resumed his career as a journalist with the Journal de Genève, La Liberté and Entreprise romande. At the same time, between 2000 and 2005, he studied the oud (oriental lute) at the Arabic Oud House in Cairo, under the guidance of the Iraqi master Naseer Shamma.[4] He drew on this experience in his novel Le Traître, which tells the story of a Swiss living in Cairo who becomes embroiled in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.[5] He is also the author of a book explaining the Swiss political system to foreigners[6]and of a novel written directly in Brazilian Portuguese, set during Rio carnival.[7]
Works
[edit]- Le Génie de l’aubergine, Atelier du poisson soluble, 1997, ISBN 9782950456854
- Les Mémoires de Satan, Atelier du poisson soluble, 2005, ISBN 9782913741331
- Le Traître, Slatkine, 2010, ISBN 9782832103913
- Swiss Politics for Complete Beginners, Slatkine, 2014, ISBN 9782832106075
- La politique Suisse pour les débutants, Slatkine, 2016, ISBN 9782832107539
- O Grande Dia, Quixote + Do, 2024, ISBN 978-8566256918
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ses idées guident sa plume". Tribune de Genève. Edipresse. March 17, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ Le Temps "Les expatriés ont besoin de comprendre notre étrange système". Le Temps. Fondation Aventinus. February 18, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ See Pauletto, Christian (2023). À la découverte des institutions politiques suisses. EPFL Press. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "Pierre Cormon consacre onze semaines par an à étudier le luth arabe au Caire". Le Temps. Fondation Aventinus. July 15, 2004. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ "« Le Traître » guide le lecteur sur les pistes sinueuses du Moyen-Orient". Tribune de Genève. Edipresse. August 8, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Un journaliste explore les arcanes politiques suisses". Tribune de Genève. Edipresse. August 12, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
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