Charles Lewinsky
1 workpublishing since 2015
Charles Lewinsky was born in Zurich in 1946 and has worked as a freelance writer since 1980. International recognition came with Melnitz (2006), a saga following five generations of a Swiss Jewish family, which won the French Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger in 2008 and the Prix Lipp in 2009; it appeared in English from Atlantic Books. Later novels include Gerron, Kastelau, Der Stotterer and Der Halbbart, shortlisted for both the Swiss and the German book prizes in 2020. His work has been translated into sixteen languages. He divides his year between Vereux, in eastern France, and Zurich.
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Charles Lewinsky was born in Zurich in 1946 and has worked as a freelance writer since 1980. International recognition came with Melnitz (2006), a saga following five generations of a Swiss Jewish family, which won the French Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger in 2008 and the Prix Lipp in 2009; it appeared in English from Atlantic Books. Later novels include Gerron, Kastelau, Der Stotterer and Der Halbbart, shortlisted for both the Swiss and the German book prizes in 2020. His work has been translated into sixteen languages. He divides his year between Vereux, in eastern France, and Zurich.
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1 work · 20152015
- MelnitzHardcover · Paperback · Mass-market