Hugo Loetscher lectures on language in a democracy

Eminent Swiss writer-philosopher Hugo Loetscher to lecture at Delhi, Madras, Chennai and Pune. [dated October 2007]

The Embassy of Switzerland and Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council along with their partners in Delhi, Chennai and Pune have invited Hugo Loetscher, the eminent Swiss writer-philosopher to lecture on “Democratisation of Democracy – Language in a Multicultural Nation.”

Loetscher is the recipient of numerous literary awards, among them the prestigious Schiller Prize of the Swiss Schiller Foundation and the Charles Veillon Prize. Hugo Loetscher’s first novel, Abwässer (1963), introduced him as a critical and independent author to the world of literature. He is one of Europe’s premier experts on Latin American literature. Loetscher’s literary output is considerable and among others include: Die Kranzflechterin (1964), Noah (1967), Der Immune (1975), Die Fliege und die Suppe (1989), Saison (1998), and Der Buckel (2002).

Chennai - Saturday 13 October at 1700 hrs
Venue: Hall No. 3, IC n SR, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai
Partners: Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras and Goethe Society of India

New Delhi - Wednesday 17 October at 1100 hrs
Venue: Committee Room I (2nd Floor), School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, JNU Partners: Centre of German Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, JNU

Pune - Thursday 18 October at 1800 hrs
Venue: Seminar Hall, Department of Journalism, Ranade Institute Partners: Department of Foreign Languages and the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Pune and Max Mueller Bhavan, Pune