Isabelle Kaiser (2 October 1866, in Beckenried – 17 February 1925, in Beckenried) was a Swiss writer who produced works in the French and German languages. She received the prize of the French Academy.
Works
French
Poetry
French poems:
- Ici-Bas (1888)
- Sous les étoiles (“Under the stars,” 1890)
- Des ailes (1897)
- Le jardin clos (1912)
Novels and stories
Other works in French:
- Cœur de femme (“Heart of a woman,”1891)
- Sorcière (1895)
- Héro (1898)
- Notre père qui êtes aux cieux (“Our father who is in heaven,” 1899)
- Vive le roi! (“Long live the king!,” 1903)
- L'Eclair dans la voile (1907)
- Marcienne de Fluë (1909)
German
Her works in German include:
- Wenn die Sonne untergeht (“When the sun sets,” 1901), a novel
- Mein Herz (“My heart,” 1908), poems
- Die Friedensucherin (“A woman searching for peace,” 1908), a romance
- Der wandernde See (1910)
- Von ewiger Liebe (“On eternal love,” 1913)
Notes
- ^ Rines 1920.
References
- Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Kaiser, Isabelle" . Encyclopedia Americana.
External links
- Publications by and about Isabelle Kaiser in the catalogue Helveticat of the Swiss National Library
- "Literary estate of Isabelle Kaiser". HelveticArchives. Swiss National Library.
- 1866 births
- 1925 deaths
- Swiss women poets
- Swiss women novelists
- Swiss poets in French
- Swiss poets in German
- 19th-century Swiss writers
- 19th-century Swiss poets
- 19th-century Swiss novelists
- 19th-century Swiss women writers
- 20th-century Swiss poets
- 20th-century Swiss novelists
- 20th-century Swiss women writers
- 20th-century Swiss writers
- People from Nidwalden