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Charles Lewinsky, born in Zurich in 1946, has been a freelance writer since 1980. He won international renown with his novel Melnitz, which was awarded numerous prizes, including the French ›Prix du meilleur livre étranger‹. His novel Halfbeard was nominated for both the ›Swiss Book Prize‹ and the ›German Book Prize‹. His works have been published in 16 languages. Charles Lewinsky lives in Vereux (France) in summer, and in Zurich in winter.
Pressezitate
»Lewinsky has a deft feel for drama; you get the impression he has a field day setting the readers on one track and then drawing them onto another.«
SRF 1, Zurich
»Charles Lewinsky is a literary jack of all trades. Wilding a sharp pen and with a keen eye he moves between different genres in a virtuoso manner. He has dedicated his life to words and today is one of the most read Swiss authors.«
NZZ am Sonntag, Zurich
»Rare linguistic splendour and striking narrative virtuosity.«
Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich
»Charles Lewinsky is probably one of the hardest-working and undisputedly one of the most successful and versatile Swiss writers.«
Aargauer Zeitung, Aarau
»The versatile star of contemporary Swiss literature.«
Berliner Morgenpost, Berlin
»Above all, though, the tradition, the storytelling itself is always part of the narrative; this is the allure of the multi-layered works.«
Radio SRF2 Kultur, Basel
»Charles Lewinsky is the Swiss author with the broadest range when it comes to forms of expression.«
Badische Neueste Nachrichten, Karlsruhe
»Charles Lewinsky is a rascal in literature who masters all styles and eras.«
Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich
»Charles Lewinsky has a sure instinct for dramaturgy. Immensely entertaining.«