The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed INTERVIEW: 'My goal is to dig up the outrageous facts about Switzerland that startle you' "Why do the Swiss have such great sex?" That's the title of a new book by Swiss/American author Ashley Curtis which reveals a Switzerland you never knew existed. The Local spoke to him recently to find out more. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181129/interview-the-swiss-mix-of-conservatism-and-things-like-legal-prostitution-still-surprises-me Thu, 29 Nov 2018 21:20:00 +0100 interview-the-swiss-mix-of-conservatism-and-things-like-legal-prostitution-still-surprises-me Precocious Swiss-American teen strikes gold with debut novel Stefan Bachmann is only 19, but his darkly mysterious debut novel set in a parallel world of faeries, goblins and child snatchers has already earned him comparisons to J.K. Rowling, Dickens and Dostoyevsky. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130121/swiss-american-teen-strikes-gold-with-debut-novel Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:33:00 +0100 swiss-american-teen-strikes-gold-with-debut-novel