Eleonore Frey was born in 1939 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. She lives in Zürich and Paris. Previous books include: Notstand (1989), Schnittstellen (1990), Gegenstimmen (1994), Das Siebentagebuch (1996), Lipp geht (1998), Aus Übersee (2001), Haus der Ruhe (2004), Siebzehn Dinge (2006). (2011)