Catherine Colomb (Book order)

Catherine Colomb Book order

Catherine Colomb is recognized as one of the most original francophone novelists of the twentieth century in Switzerland. She fashioned an exceptional style and formally innovative fictions, creating a unique literary voice that draws readers into the depths of the human psyche. Though influenced by her reading of classical authors, her work was largely crafted in relative isolation. Colomb masterfully explores complex relationships and the inner worlds of her characters with remarkable introspective depth, making her a compelling discovery for any lover of literature.

The Spirits of the Earth

232 pages
9 hours of reading

Swiss novelist Catherine Colomb is known as one of the most unusual and inventive francophone novelists of the twentieth century. Fascinated by the processes of memory and consciousness, she has been compared to that of Virginia Woolf and Marcel Proust. The Spirits of the Earth is the first English translation of Colomb's work and its arrival will introduce new readers to an iconic novel. The Spirits of the Earth is at heart a family drama, set at the Fraidaigue château, along the shores of Lake Geneva, and in the Maison d'en Haut country mansion, located in the hills above the lake. In these luxe locales, readers encounter upper-class characters with faltering incomes, parvenues, and even ghosts. Throughout, Colomb builds a psychologically penetrating and bold story in which the living and the dead intermingle and in which time itself is a mystery.