Jesse Browner (born March 30, 1961) is an American novelist, essayist, and translator. His work has appeared in Nest, Food & Wine, Gastronomica, New York, The New York Times Book Review and Poets & Writers. 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.
Books Conglomeros, Random House, 1992 () Turnaway, Random House, 1996 () The Duchess Who Wouldn't Sit Down, Bloomsbury, 2003 () The Uncertain Hour, Bloomsbury, 2007 () Everything Happens Today, Europa, 2011 () How Did I Get Here, HarperCollins, 2015 () Sing to Me, Little, Brown, 2025 () 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 - ()
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