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Robert de Traz
1884–1951
A Swiss novelist and essayist who helped shape Geneva’s literary life in the early 20th century, he wrote with a sharp eye for society, identity, and the moral pressures of modern life. He is also remembered for founding and directing La Revue de Genève, an influential review with a broad European outlook.
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About the author
Born in Paris in 1884, Robert de Traz became a French-language Swiss writer closely associated with Geneva. After banking studies in Paris, he settled in Geneva and turned toward literature, contributing to little reviews before launching projects of his own.
He founded La Revue de Genève in 1920 and directed it for about a decade, giving the magazine an important place in interwar intellectual life. Alongside that editorial work, he published novels and essays that often explored Genevan society and the tensions between private feeling, duty, and public life.
His early book L’Homme dans le rang drew on the discipline of military service, and later works such as La Puritaine et l’Amour and L’Esprit de Genève helped define his reputation. He died in Nice in 1951, leaving behind the work of a writer deeply engaged with both Geneva and the wider European cultural world.