Mischa Hiller Explained

Mischa Hiller (born 1962) is a British novelist. His novel Sabra Zoo won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, best first book prize, presented in Sydney, Australia in May 2011.^[1]

Personal life

He grew up in the United Kingdom and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He lives in Cambridge, England.^[2] Hiller suffers from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, diagnosed in 2006 after ten years of illness.^[3]

Works

• Sabra Zoo, Telegram Books, 2010,
  • Fuga dall'inferno. Una storia palestinese, Translator S. Montis, Newton Compton, 2010,
• Shake Off, Telegram Books, 13 September 2011,
• Disengaged

Reviews

• News: Shake Off by Mischa Hiller – review. Maya Jaggi. Maya Jaggi. The Guardian. 19 February 2011.
• News: Shake Off, By Mischa Hiller. Lucy Popesc. The Independent. 23 February 2011 .
• News: Suspense / Knowing the enemy . Ina Friedman . Haaretz. 3 April 2011 .

External links

• Author's website
• Sabra Zoo website
• "Review and author interview: Sabra Zoo – Mischa Hiller", A Common Reader, 12 February 2010
• "A novelist goes undercover", The Saudi Gazette, Susannah Tarbush

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20110903204728/http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/Howwedeliver/Prizes/CommonwealthWritersPrize/2011prize . 3 September 2011 . 2011 prize: final programme . Commonwealth Foundation . 21 May 2011.
2. http://www.bridportprize.org.uk/storywinners2006.htm Short story and poetry competition
3. Web site: Why I turned down an all-expenses-paid trip to the 2011 Sydney Writer’s Festival . 13 December 2014 . 8 December 2014 . 2011 . Mischa Hiller . Medium.