Daniel Odier | |
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| Born | Daniel Robert Odier (1945-05-17) 17 May 1945 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Other names | Delacorta |
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| Notable work | Diva Luna The Job: Interviews with William S. Burroughs |
| Spouse | Nell Gotkovsky (died 1998) |
Daniel Robert Odier (born 1945), also known by the pen name Delacorta, is a Swiss author, teacher, and practitoner of Kashmir Shaivism and Chan Buddhism. He is the author of Tantric Quest (1997), The Doors of Joy (2014), and Yoga Spandakarika (2005).[1][2][3]
In English, he is best known for his series of six crime novels featuring Alba, a vivacious adolescent kleptomaniac, and Gorodish, the middle-aged pianist and photographer with a criminal past who adores her. The second in the series, Diva, was adapted to film by Jean-Jacques Beineix in 1981 and became an international success.[4]
References
- ^ "Tantric Quest". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ Tremblay, G. (Fall 2005). "Yoga Spandakarika". Ascent Magazine. Retrieved 24 August 2025 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ "The Doors of Joy: 19 Meditations for Authentic Living". Publishers Weekly. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2025 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (10 January 2008). "An entanglement of tapes, mopeds, arias, zen masters and subways". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
External links
- Daniel Odier's Official Webpage
- Daniel Odier at IMDb
- Publications by and about Daniel Odier in the catalogue Helveticat of the Swiss National Library
