Maurice Zermatten

Maurice Zermatten (22 October 1910, in Saint-Martin, Valais – 11 February 2001, in Sion) was a French-speaking Swiss writer.

He was born in Saint-Martin, Valais, a small village situated in the Val d'Hérens, in the canton of Valais. He was first educated at the École normale and then at the University of Fribourg.

Prizes and distinctions Zermatten won several distinctions like: (1938 and 1956), Grand prix catholique de littérature for all his work (1959), Gottfried Keller Prize (1959), (1960).

He also became an Officer of the French Order of Arts and Letters (Officier de l’Ordre du mérite national français des arts et des lettres) and honorary citizen of Sion (1976) (Bourgeois d'honneur de la ville de Sion).