Asa Lanova

Asa Lanova (born Maryse Jaton; 17 March 1933 – 26 December 2017) was a Swiss dancer and Suisse Romande author.

Biography

Asa Lanova was born in Switzerland, spending her youth in Lausanne. At 17, she went to Paris to study dance where she performed with dancers such as Maurice Béjart. She returned to Switzerland in 1956, performing at the Zürich Opera House and the Grand Théâtre de Genève.[1]

After leaving her dance career, Lanova began to write novels, publishing her first, La dernière migration, in 1977. After switching to a different publisher, Bernard Campiche, Lanova received recognition for her work, winning prizes for both Le Blues d'Alexandrie and La Gazelle tartare.[1][2]

In 1965, she married fellow dancer Philippe Dahlmann.[2] Lanova died at her home in Pully on 26 December 2017.[2]

Literary prizes
  • 2009 - Prix culturel vaudois Littérature for her literary work.[3][4]
  • 2005 - 5,000 SFr Schiller Prize for La Gazelle tartare.[5]
  • 1999 - Prix Bibliothèque pour Tous (BPT) (now Prix Bibliomedia Suisse) for Le Blues d'Alexandrie.[6][7]

Publications
  • La dernière migration, Paris, Régine Deforges, 1977
  • Crève l'amour, Paris, éditions Acropole, 1984; Orbe, Bernard Campiche éditeur, coll. « CamPoche», 2006
  • Le cœur tatoué, Paris, éditions Mazarine, 1988
  • L'étalon de ténèbre, Paris, Régine Deforges, 1991; Vevey, Éditions de l'Aire, 1999
  • Le testament d'une mante religieuse, Vevey, éditions de l'Aire, 1995
  • Le blues d'Alexandrie Orbe, Bernard Campiche éditeur, 1998
  • Les jardins de Shalalatt Orbe, Bernard Campiche éditeur, 2001
  • La Gazelle tartare, Orbe, Bernard Campiche éditeur, 2004
  • La nuit du destin, Orbe, Bernard Campiche éditeur, 2007
  • Les heures nues, Orbe, Bernard Campiche éditeur, 2011 ISBN 978-2-88241-286-7

References
  1. "La danseuse et écrivaine vaudoise Asa Lanova est décédée". Arcinfo. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. Pastori, Jean Pierre (27 December 2017). "Asa Lanova est partie dans les étoiles". Retrieved 27 December 2017 – via www.24heures.ch.
  3. "Prix 2009 de la Fondation vaudoise pour la Culture". Canton of Vaud. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  4. "Asa Lanova, écrivaine". La Fondation vaudoise pour la culture. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  5. "Preise der Schweizerischen Schillerstiftung 1908 - 2012" (PDF). S C H W E I Z E R I S C H E Schweizerische Schilerstifftung. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  6. Susan Leckey, ed. (2015). The Europa Directory of Literary Awards and Prizes. Routledge. pp. 272–273. ISBN 9781135356323.
  7. "Lauréats du prix Bibliomedia Suisse". Bibliomedia. Archived from the original on 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
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