Lioba Happel and Aurelia Becker
Photo: Zuzana Novak
Lioba Happel lives and works as a freelance writer and translator in Berlin and Lausanne. She also worked in Germany and Switzerland for many years, holding roles in social work and in the school sector. Poetry volumes, including ‘land ohne land’, ‘Grüne Nachmittage’ and ‘Puls’. Novels / short stories, including ‘Ein Hut wie Saturn’, ‘dement’, ‘Die Feindin’ and, most recently, ‘Pommfritz aus der Hölle’. Various awards, most recently: 2022 nomination for the Swiss Book Prize for ‘Pommfritz aus der Hölle’, January 2023 scholarship from the German Literature Fund for her current novel project ‘Ida Pfeifer und Gustav Wolf’ (working title), February 2023 Swiss Literature Prize for ‘Pommfritz aus der Hölle’.
Photo: Kostas Maros
Aurelia Becker *1965 in Basel, studied philosophy, literature and media studies in Basel, Berlin and New York. During his studies, she published short stories/experimental prose. 2017–18 Course in Literary Writing in Zurich. Lives and works in Basel and Berlin.
Project
Magda’s fragment
Three women, three generations – all in Switzerland. The story is told from the perspective of Magda, who is between 0 and 25 years old. It’s about relationships, love, death and other stories. Grandmothers, fathers of many kinds. Dedicated to a mother and packed in a 10-piece structure. A novel at the end. 200 pages. We should be able to complete the draft version in this Double year.
