Jesse Browner

Jesse Browner (born March 30, 1961) is an American novelist, essayist, and translator. His work has appeared in Nest , Food & Wine , ^[1] Gastronomica , New York , 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

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. He is married to notable book editor and publisher Judy Clain with whom he shares two daughters. ^[3]

Books

• 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)
• Sing to Me, Little, Brown, 2025 ^[10] ( ISBN   978-0316581233)

Translations

• 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

1. Jesse Browner (April 2007). "Petronius's Feast". Food and Wine. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
2. Jesse Browner (August 31, 2012). "Lives of the Civil Servants: The Choices We Make". Poets and Writers. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
3. "About The Author". Jesse Browner. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
4. Jim Shepard (December 27, 1992). "I Am a Chimera: Conglomeros, By Jesse Browner". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
5. Michael Harris (June 17, 1996). "On a Mission to Resuscitate a Lost Culture: Turnaway by Jesse Browner". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
6. Charles McGrath (November 2, 2003). "Hosts And Hostages". The New York Times. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
7. "The Uncertain Hour". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
8. "Everything Happens Today". Goodreads. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
9. "How Did I Get Here". Harper Collins. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
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