With the proceeds from the Prix Romand, Ramuz acquired La Muette, a winegrower\u2019s house in the heart of Pully\u2019s old town. He moved in with his family in May 1930 Editions Grasset announced that Ramuz had won \u201cthe greatest literary prize after the Nobel Prize,\u201d and that the sum was the result of an \u201cinternational subscription.\u201d In reality, the prize was due to the generosity of a handful of the writer\u2019s patrons and friends, who had set up an association\u2014officially in order to encourage the cultural life of French-speaking Switzerland, but in reality, simply to help Ramuz. He was the sole recipient of the award, a fact which sparked considerable controversy. <\/p>\n\n
Officially endowed with 80,000 Swiss francs, in the end the prize brought only 30,000, as one of the patrons was unable to honor his promise of a donation. This shortfall meant that Ramuz still did not feel free of material worries. Despite the relative security brought by the purchase of the house, he continued to worry about his financial stability. <\/p>\n\n \u00ab The beginning of all the difficulties was the 50,000 francs I had been promised. If I hadn\u2019t thought I could count on them, I would never have bought the house. It was part of the sum I\u2019d been guaranteed and all of which I\u2019d set aside in advance for the purchase. Crash!.. What to do? Sell the house?\u201d \u00bb<\/p>Journal<\/em>, May-August 1933<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":390,"template":"","ramuz_category":[59,52,60],"class_list":["post-2318","ramuz","type-ramuz","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ramuz_category-friendship","ramuz_category-la-muette-en","ramuz_category-tool"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n