Isabelle Flükiger is one of Switzerland's most talented and popular francaphone authors. Since 2003 and her debut novel Du Ciel au ventre [From Sky to Gut], she has published three additional narratives: Se Debattre encore [To Struggle Stil[j (2004), L'Espace vide du monstre [The Monster's Empty Space] ( 2007) and Best-Seller ( 2010). 1 In addition, Flükiger regularly posts short stories on her blog, commenting on significant social issues in Switzerland: the rise of racism and far-right politics, enduring gender inequalities and the construction of one's identity in today's globalized society. More specifically - and along with young francophone women novelists such as Claire Legendre in France or Marie Helene Poitras in Quebec - Flükiger has portrayed the effects of hypermodernity on contemporary Western individuals.