Jesse Browner
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Jesse Browner (born March 30, 1961) is an American novelist, essayist, and translator. His work has appeared in Nest (magazine), Food & Wine,[1] Gastronomica, New York (magazine), The New York Times Book Review and Poets & Writers.[2] His books have been published in the United States, France, Italy, Poland, Germany and the Netherlands.
Life
[edit]Browner was born in New York City and grew up there and in Europe. He is a 1983 graduate of Bard College, where he earned a B.A. in English.[3]
Books
[edit]- Conglomeros, Random House, 1992[4] (ISBN 978-0-6794-0879-6)
- Turnaway, Random House, 1996[5] (ISBN 978-0-5171-9765-3)
- The Duchess Who Wouldn't Sit Down, Bloomsbury, 2003[6] (ISBN 978-1-4223-5500-8)
- The Uncertain Hour, Bloomsbury, 2007[7] (ISBN 978-1-5969-1339-4)
- Everything Happens Today, Europa, 2011[8] (ISBN 978-1-6094-5051-9)
- How Did I Get Here, HarperCollins, 2015[9] (ISBN 978-0-0622-7572-1)
Translations
[edit]- Diary of an Unknown, Jean Cocteau, Paragon House, 1988 - (ISBN 978-1-5692-4983-3)
- Oriental Metaphysics, René Guénon, Hanuman Books, 1989 - (ISBN 978-0-9378-1524-3)
- Letters to Merline, Rainer Maria Rilke, Paragon House, 1989 - (ISBN 978-1-5577-8115-4)
- Letter to Gala, Paul Eluard, Paragon House, 1989 - (ISBN 978-1-5577-8119-2)
- Souvenir Portraits, Jean Cocteau, Paragon House, 1989 - (ISBN 978-1-5692-4961-1)
- Celine: A Biography, Frederic Vitoux, Paragon House, 1992 - (ISBN 978-1-5692-4888-1)
- The Bad Life, Frédéric Mitterrand, Soft Skull, 2010 - (ISBN 978-1-5937-6260-5)
- Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill, Matthieu Ricard, Little Brown, 2011 - (ISBN 978-0-3161-6725-3)
- Monsieur le Commandant, Romain Slocombe, Gallic Books, 2013 - (ISBN 978-1-9083-1350-8)
References
[edit]- ^ Jesse Browner (April 2007). "Petronius's Feast". Food and Wine. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ Jesse Browner (August 31, 2012). "Lives of the Civil Servants: The Choices We Make". Poets and Writers. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ "About The Author". Jesse Browner. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ Jim Shepard (December 27, 1992). "I Am a Chimera: Conglomeros, By Jesse Browner". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ Michael Harris (June 17, 1996). "On a Mission to Resuscitate a Lost Culture: Turnaway by Jesse Browner". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ Charles McGrath (November 2, 2003). "Hosts And Hostages". The New York Times. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ "The Uncertain Hour". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ "Everything Happens Today". Goodreads. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ "How Did I Get Here". Harper Collins. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
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