Jesse Browner Explained

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

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

• Conglomeros, Random House, 1992^[4]
• Turnaway, Random House, 1996^[5]
• The Duchess Who Wouldn't Sit Down, Bloomsbury, 2003^[6]
• The Uncertain Hour, Bloomsbury, 2007^[7]
• Everything Happens Today, Europa, 2011^[8]
• How Did I Get Here, HarperCollins, 2015^[9]

Translations

• Diary of an Unknown, Jean Cocteau, Paragon House, 1988 -
• Oriental Metaphysics, René Guénon, Hanuman Books, 1989 -
• Letters to Merline, Rainer Maria Rilke, Paragon House, 1989 -
• Letter to Gala, Paul Eluard, Paragon House, 1989 -
• Souvenir Portraits, Jean Cocteau, Paragon House, 1989 -
• Celine: A Biography, Frederic Vitoux, Paragon House, 1992 -
• The Bad Life, Frédéric Mitterrand, Soft Skull, 2010 -
• Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill, Matthieu Ricard, Little Brown, 2011 -
• Monsieur le Commandant, Romain Slocombe, Gallic Books, 2013 -

Notes and References

1. Web site: Petronius's Feast . Food and Wine . April 2007 . February 12, 2015 . Jesse Browner.
2. Web site: Lives of the Civil Servants: The Choices We Make . Poets and Writers . August 31, 2012 . February 12, 2015 . Jesse Browner.
3. Web site: About The Author . Jesse Browner . February 12, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150219065138/http://jessebrowner.com/index.htm . February 19, 2015 .
4. News: I Am a Chimera: Conglomeros, By Jesse Browner . Los Angeles Times . December 27, 1992 . February 12, 2015 . Jim Shepard.
5. News: On a Mission to Resuscitate a Lost Culture: Turnaway by Jesse Browner . Los Angeles Times . June 17, 1996 . February 12, 2015 . Michael Harris.
6. News: Hosts And Hostages . The New York Times . November 2, 2003 . February 12, 2015 . Charles McGrath.
7. The Uncertain Hour . Kirkus Reviews . February 12, 2015.
8. Web site: Everything Happens Today . Goodreads . February 12, 2015.
9. Web site: How Did I Get Here . Harper Collins . February 12, 2015.