Elio Pellin

Elio Pellin (born 1964) received his doctorate from the University of Bern in 2006. He worked in public relations and cultural affairs at the University Library of Bern and was co-project director of the Swiss Literature Summer Academy at the Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel in 2006, 2008 and 2010. His publications include the crime novel “Risotto für Krissy Kraut,” the crime story “Schranz,” and the travel journal “Die tollen Touren des Tinu Torriani.” Together with Beni Eppenberger, he published the illustrated books “Die spannenden und höchst seltsamen Abenteuer des Kobi Kühn” and “Der kleine Bundespräsident.” He also wrote a study of sporting bodies in literature and co-edited a new edition of Hans Boesch’s Engineers’ Trilogy.