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Literary Switzerland

Countless writers have found inspiration in Switzerland. Irish author Padraig Rooney takes us on a literary walking tour of Basel, his adopted city, and the place where Hermann Hesse penned part of Steppenwolf.

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Not content to mind her own business, Susan studied journalism in Boston so she’d have the perfect excuse to put herself in other people’s shoes and worlds. When not writing, she presents and produces podcasts and videos.

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