Anne Cunéo died at the age of 78
Anne Cunéo, a writer, filmmaker, and journalist from Vaud, has died. She passed away at the age of 78, as announced by RTS, the radio and television broadcaster for French-speaking Switzerland, on Wednesday evening.
Born in Paris in 1936, Cunéo initially grew up in Italy. After the war, she moved to Lausanne at the age of eleven. She later lived in Zurich. From 1973, she worked as an assistant, screenwriter, director and journalist for French-speaking Swiss television, and later also for German-speaking Swiss television.
Cunéo dedicated her entire life to writing in its various forms, according to her former employer RTS: Autobiographies, poetry, theater, journalism - Cunéo mastered a wide variety of genres. The Vaud native with Italian roots was the most widely read author in French-speaking Switzerland. Her books were also translated into German and other languages.
Cunéo has received numerous prizes, including the Schiller Prize for her complete works and the Grand Culture Prize of the Canton of Vaud. She was also awarded the French Order of National Merit. For her novel "Trajet d'une riviere" ("The Course of the River"), published in 1993, Cunéo was also honored with the "Madame Europe" literary prize and the Prix des Auditeurs of French-speaking Swiss radio. Her most important works include "Eine Messerspitze Blau", "Station Victoria", "Vor Tau und Tag", "Die Zeit der weissen Wölfe" and "Hotel Venus". (SDA)
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