Poets & Traitors Press
Die Alp an sich
Rachel TonThat & Tobias Bärtsch
Literary translations of Swiss folklore
Die Alp an sich is a bilingual collection of literary translations of Swiss folklore from the Sarganserland region by Rachel TonThat and Tobias Bärtsch. Translated from Swiss German and High German into English for the first time, the book dwells on the lifespan of the stories through time with past versions paired with historical context, new retellings, and excerpts from 19th to 21st century folklorists, including an essay by contemporary folklorist Dr. Meret Fehlmann at the University of Zurich.
Designed by Rachel TonThat as a first edition artist edition of 300 signed copies, including a folded map insert printed on Gmund hemp paper.
- Publication
- October 31, 2025 / June 30, 2026
- ISBN
- 9798218768881
- Price
- $55 / 50 Fr.
Praise
“The legends and their retellings, each with their own unique vibrancy [go] hand in hand like the extraordinary combination of image and text.”— X Schneeberger, Neon Pink & Blue
“In this beautifully designed volume of retellings of folktales from the Sarganserland, the translations are themselves an act of collaboration across multiple borders, reviving and questioning these tales with respect while also bringing them into our contemporary era.”— Dao Strom
About Rachel TonThat
Rachel TonThat (b. 1989) is an interdisciplinary artist and writer, and co-founder of the social art and publishing project Oreades Press. She was selected for the inaugural She Who Has No Master(s) writing mentorship through the Diasporic Vietnamese Artist Network and completed her MA Fine Art at Zurich University of the Arts. Her work has been supported by the city of Zurich, Canton St. Gallen, the AAPI Commission of Massachusetts, New England Foundation For the Arts, Mass Cultural Council, Collective Futures Fund, Tin House Writing Workshop, and more. Her essays and art criticism have appeared in publications like Diacritics, The Amp, and Boston Art Review.
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