Anne-Lise Grobéty


Anne-Lise Grobéty was a French-language Swiss journalist and an author of short stories, poetry and radio plays.

Biography

Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds on the French-Swiss border, Grobéty studied literature at Neuchâtel University and went on to work as a journalist. She completed her first novel, Pour mourir en février, when she was only 19 but after her second work in 1975 she devoted an extended period to her three daughters. She returned to writing in 1984, with highly acclaimed works such as the novels Zéro positif and Infiniment plus and the short story collections La Fiancée d'hiver and Belle dame qui mord.
Commenting on her work, Grobéty explained: "I don't have a fashionable style. A long time ago I decided to work not on the busy high streets but in the back yards."

Works

Anne-Lise Grobéty wrote the following works: