Philippe Rahmy

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'''Philippe Rahmy''' (5 June 1965, in [[Geneva]] – 1 October 2017) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] poet and writer. Rahmy published several collections of poetry and four novels.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-08-05 |title=Philippe Rahmy: une vie en forme de montagnes russes |trans-title=Philippe Rahmy: a roller coaster life |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/fre/philippe-rahmy-une-vie-en-forme-de-montagnes-russes/43390208 |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=swissinfo.ch |language=fr}}</ref> Rahmy was also a photographer, short film director, songwriter and also a founding member of the literary site ''remue.net.'' Rahmy received the 2016 Rambert Prize for his second novel, ''Allegra'', and the 2017 Swiss Literature Prize.<ref name=":0" /> Born with brittle bone disease, he was also an active disability activist.<ref name=":0" />

'''Philippe Rahmy''' (5 June 1965, in [[Geneva]] – 1 October 2017) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] poet and writer. Rahmy published several collections of poetry and four novels.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-08-05 |title=Philippe Rahmy: une vie en forme de montagnes russes |trans-title=Philippe Rahmy: a roller coaster life |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/fre/philippe-rahmy-une-vie-en-forme-de-montagnes-russes/43390208 |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=swissinfo.ch |language=fr}}</ref> Rahmy was also a photographer, short film director, songwriter and also a founding member of the literary site ''remue.net.'' Rahmy won numerous awards for his novels ''Béton armé'' ''(Reinforced Concrete)<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |date=2017-10-01 |title=Philippe Rahmy n’est plus - Le Temps |url=https://www.letemps.ch/culture/livres/philippe-rahmy-nest-plus |access-date=2025-07-14 |language=fr |issn=1423-3967}}</ref>'' and ''Allegra''.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" /> Born with brittle bone disease, he was also an active disability activist.<ref name=":0" />

== Early life and education ==

== Early life and education ==

Rahmy was born in Geneva in 1965. He suffering [[Osteogenesis imperfecta|brittle bone disease]] and spent much of his childhood in and out of hospital.<ref name=":0" /> He attended a Catholic boarding school in Geneva<ref name=":0" /> and then studied the history of arts and Egyptology{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} at the [[École du Louvre]] in [[Paris]],<ref name=":0" /> and graduated from the [[University of Lausanne]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Hommage à l’écrivain Philippe Rahmy – Ville de Lausanne |trans-title=Tribute to the writer Philippe Rahmy |url=https://www.lausanne.ch/apps/actualites/index.php?actu_id=43750 |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=Site officiel de la Ville de Lausanne |language=fr}}</ref> in literature and philosophy.{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}

Rahmy was born in Geneva in 1965. He was of Egyptian descent on his father's side.<ref name=":4" /> He suffered from [[Osteogenesis imperfecta|brittle bone disease]] and spent much of his childhood in and out of hospital.<ref name=":0" /> He attended a Catholic boarding school in Geneva<ref name=":0" /> and then studied the history of art and Egyptology{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} at the [[École du Louvre]] in [[Paris]]<ref name=":0" /> before graduating from the [[University of Lausanne]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Hommage à l’écrivain Philippe Rahmy – Ville de Lausanne |trans-title=Tribute to the writer Philippe Rahmy |url=https://www.lausanne.ch/apps/actualites/index.php?actu_id=43750 |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=Site officiel de la Ville de Lausanne |language=fr}}</ref> in literature and philosophy.{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}

== Career ==

== Career ==

Rahmy published several collections of poetry before attending a writer's residency in Shanghai.<ref name=":0" /> This was followed by his first novel ''Reinforced Concrete'', inspired by his time in Shanghai,<ref name=":0" /> a second novel, ''Allegra'', set in London before the Olympic Games,<ref name=":0" /> a third novel, ''Monarchs'', published in August 2017.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-10-02 |title=L'écrivain lausannois Philippe Rahmy s'est éteint dimanche |trans-title=Lausanne writer Philippe Rahmy died on Sunday |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/fre/l-%C3%A9crivain-lausannois-philippe-rahmy-s-est-%C3%A9teint-dimanche/43563134 |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=swissinfo.ch |language=fr}}</ref> Rahm a fourth novel, ''Pardon for America'', about prisoners who have been wrongfully convicted.<ref name=":0" /> His books have been published in [[France]], [[United States|USA]], [[Italy]], [[Switzerland]] and [[China]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}

Rahmy published several collections of poetry before attending a writer's residency in Shanghai.<ref name=":0" /> This was followed by his first novel ''Reinforced Concrete'', inspired by his time in Shanghai,<ref name=":0" /> a second novel, ''Allegra'', set in London before the Olympic Games,<ref name=":0" /> a third novel, ''Monarchs'', published in August 2017.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-10-02 |title=L'écrivain lausannois Philippe Rahmy s'est éteint dimanche |trans-title=Lausanne writer Philippe Rahmy died on Sunday |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/fre/l-%C3%A9crivain-lausannois-philippe-rahmy-s-est-%C3%A9teint-dimanche/43563134 |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=swissinfo.ch |language=fr}}</ref> Rahmy was working on his fourth novel, ''Pardon for America'', about prisoners who have been wrongfully convicted<ref name=":0" /> when he died. His books have been published in [[France]], [[United States|USA]], [[Italy]], [[Switzerland]] and [[China]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}

Rahmy was also a founding member of the prominent French literary site ''[https://remue.net remue.net]'',<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Caminade |first=Emmanuelle |date=2023-04-22 |title=Philippe Rahmy, Le voyageur de cristal, de Lou Lepori |trans-title=Philippe Rahmy, The Crystal Traveller, by Lou Lepori |url=https://l-or-des-livres-blog-de-critique-litteraire.over-blog.com/2023/04/philippe-rahmy-le-voyageur-de-cristal-de-lou-lepari.html |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=L'Or des livres |language=fr}}</ref> focused on promoting contemporary literature over the Internet and through live events.{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} Philippe Rahmy was also active as a photographer and a director of independent short films. He also wrote songs for the rock band ''I Need My Gasoline''.{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}

Rahmy was also a founding member of the prominent French literary site ''[https://remue.net remue.net]'',<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Caminade |first=Emmanuelle |date=2023-04-22 |title=Philippe Rahmy, Le voyageur de cristal, de Lou Lepori |trans-title=Philippe Rahmy, The Crystal Traveller, by Lou Lepori |url=https://l-or-des-livres-blog-de-critique-litteraire.over-blog.com/2023/04/philippe-rahmy-le-voyageur-de-cristal-de-lou-lepari.html |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=L'Or des livres |language=fr}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> focused on promoting contemporary literature over the internet and through live events.{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} Philippe Rahmy was also active as a photographer and a director of independent short films. He also wrote songs for the rock band ''I Need My Gasoline''.{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}

Before his death, he had been working on a literary and multimedia project about [http://d-fiction.fr/2013/01/la-ville-abandonnee-the-abandoned-city/ abandoned cities].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} The collaborative writing project was to be hosted on D-FICTION before finding a dedicated open website platform gathering a range of tools for geolocation, virtual exploration of the landscape, artistic creation, and communication. The project was later to be expanded to visual arts, music, staged arts and street arts, as well as academic productions.

Before his death, he had been working on a literary and multimedia project about [http://d-fiction.fr/2013/01/la-ville-abandonnee-the-abandoned-city/ abandoned cities]<ref name=":4" /> The collaborative writing project was to be hosted on D-FICTION<ref name=":4" /> before finding a dedicated open website platform gathering a range of tools for geolocation, virtual exploration of the landscape, artistic creation, and communication. The project was later to be expanded to visual arts, music, staged arts and street arts, as well as academic productions.

At the time of his death, Rahmy had been working on a fourth novel, ''Pardon pour l'Amérique'' (''Pardon for America)'', about prisoners who have been wrongfully convicted.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> An previously unpublished essay by Rahmy, titled "Prepositions Démocratiques" (Democratic Propositions), was published shortly after his death.<ref name=":1" />

At the time of his death, Rahmy had been working on a fourth novel, ''Pardon pour l'Amérique'' (''Pardon for America)'', about prisoners who have been wrongfully convicted.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> An previously unpublished essay by Rahmy, titled "Prepositions Démocratiques" (Democratic Propositions), was published shortly after his death.<ref name=":1" />