Swiss Literary Archives
Established1991 Edit this on Wikidata
LocationBern Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates46°56′29″N 7°26′58″E / 46.94134°N 7.44955°E / 46.94134; 7.44955
Heritage designationclass A Swiss cultural property of national significance Edit this on Wikidata
Part ofSwiss National Library Edit this on Wikidata
DirectorIrmgard Wirtz Eybl Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.nb.admin.ch/snl/fr/home/portrait/als.html

The Swiss Literary Archives (SLA - Schweizerische Literaturarchiv) in Bern collects literary estates in all four national languages of Switzerland (German, French, Italian and Romansh language). It is part of the Swiss National Library operated by the Federal Office of Culture within the Federal Department of Home Affairs.[1]

The archives were founded in 1991 and are located in the building of the Swiss National Library.[2] The foundation can be tracked back to the last will of the writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt, who died in 1989. Dürrenmatt gave his literary remains to the state, but under the condition that the state establishes a national archive for literature.

Typewriters of authors in the Swiss Literary Archives

The Swiss Literary Archives today contain around 100 important literary estates and premortal-estates and about 120 partial estates and collections, including material from:

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Lo, Patrick; Cho, Allan; Chiu, Dickson K. W. (25 September 2017). World ́s Leading National, Public, Monastery and Royal Library Directors: Leadership, Management, Future of Libraries. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 54. ISBN 978-3-11-053334-7.
  2. ↑ "Exil-Netzwerk Einzelsicht - Swiss Literary Archives (SLA)". kuenste-im-exil.de. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Patricia Highsmith's enigmatic love life and persona take center stage in new film". NBC News. Retrieved 2 February 2023.


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