Background
Camenisch grew up in Tavanasa and studied at a teacher training college in Chur.
Camenisch grew up in Tavanasa and studied at a teacher training college in Chur.
From 2004 to 2007 he lived in Madrid. Since 2007, he has lived in Biel/Bienne. Camenisch writes prose, poetry and plays.
He is best known for his multi-award winning novel Sez Ner (translated as The Alp), about life in a modern Alpine village, which was written jointly in German and Romansh.
He is a member of the Spoken Word Ensemble Bern ist überall.