François Bondy

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François Bondy (born in Berlin, January 1, 1915, died in Zurich on May 27, 2003) was a Swiss journalist and novelist.

He worked for Swiss and German newspapers and was reputed for his political commentaries. He was the leader of the anticommunist newspaper Preuves in Paris.

He translated all of Ionesco's books into German.

In 1940, Bondy worked for "Die Weltwoche"; in 1950, he joined the Congress for Cultural Freedom and established the monthly magazine (not newspaper a.a.) "Preuves" in Paris. Since 1970, he lived in Zuerich. Bondy was the first Western intellectual who promoted among others the work of the Polish exile writer Witold Gombrowicz (1904-1969); see Note sur "Ferdydurke", "Preuves" 32/1953.

Bibliography

Articles

"Letter from Paris: Two French Voices" Quadrant 1/1 (Summer 1956/57): 63-66.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 12305442 LCCN: n85040944 ISNI: 0000 0000 8091 0813 GND: 118840940 BNF: cb118927317

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