Fleur Jaeggy
1940
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Quotes
Biography
Fleur Jaeggy is a Swiss novelist, known for her sparse and haunting prose style. She was born in Zurich in 1940 and spent her childhood in Switzerland and later in Rome, where she moved in the 1960s. Jaeggy gained critical acclaim for her works which often explore themes of alienation, loneliness, and the complexities of human relationships. Her writing is characterized by its precision, economy of language, and psychological depth.
Famous Quotes (5)
1
Living is a punishment. We are all under sentence of death.
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In maximum freedom, the autistic person hardly moves a finger. Stillness is his motion.
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To walk in the smallest space, this is our only form of resistance.
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Let’s not forget there are humble authors, elderly people stricken with sleeplessness, their one delight: warming their pajamas on the radiator.
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Every sentence is written otherwhere. Indeed it's done by itself.