Josy Doyon-Hofstetter (12 May 1932 – 24 August 2011) was an Austrian-Swiss mountain farmer and writer.
Doyon was a self-taught writer and began her literary career as a poet. She later turned to writing prose, including stories and novels. Her works often focused on the lives and struggles of mountain farmers in Switzerland and Austria. She is considered an important figure in the Swiss-German literature of the 20th century.[1]
Josy Doyon was born on 12 May 1932, in Innsbruck, Austria. She contributed to a 1973 issue of the literary journal Guten Schriften, translating works by authors such as Marie-Louise Dreier.[2] [3] She died on 24 August 2011.[4]
| Year | Title | Place published | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Shepherds without mercy | Zürich | ||
| 1980 | Becoming a mountain farmer, what an adventure | Blaukreuz, Bern | 3-85580-126-6 | |
| 1980 | Zryd Rösli and her village | Blaukreuz, Bern | 85580-110-X . |