Jesse Browner

Jesse Browner (born March 30, 1961) is an American novelist, essayist, and translator. His work has appeared in Nest (magazine), Food & Wine, Gastronomica, New York (magazine), 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.

Books

• Conglomeros, Random House, 1992 (ISBN 978-0-6794-0879-6)
• Turnaway, Random House, 1996 (ISBN 978-0-5171-9765-3)
• The Duchess Who Wouldn't Sit Down, Bloomsbury, 2003 (ISBN 978-1-4223-5500-8)
• The Uncertain Hour, Bloomsbury, 2007 (ISBN 978-1-5969-1339-4)
• Everything Happens Today, Europa, 2011 (ISBN 978-1-6094-5051-9)
• How Did I Get Here, HarperCollins, 2015 (ISBN 978-0-0622-7572-1)

Translations

• Diary of an Unknown, Jean Cocteau, Paragon House, 1988 - (ISBN 978-1-5692-4983-3)
• Oriental Metaphysics, René Guénon, Hanuman Books, 1989 - (ISBN 978-0-9378-1524-3)
• Letters to Merline, Rainer Maria Rilke, Paragon House, 1989 - (ISBN 978-1-5577-8115-4)
• Letter to Gala, Paul Eluard, Paragon House, 1989 - (ISBN 978-1-5577-8119-2)
• Souvenir Portraits, Jean Cocteau, Paragon House, 1989 - (ISBN 978-1-5692-4961-1)
• Celine: A Biography, Frederic Vitoux, Paragon House, 1992 - (ISBN 978-1-5692-4888-1)
• The Bad Life, Frédéric Mitterrand, Soft Skull, 2010 - (ISBN 978-1-5937-6260-5)
• Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill, Matthieu Ricard, Little Brown, 2011 - (ISBN 978-0-3161-6725-3)
• Monsieur le Commandant, Romain Slocombe, Gallic Books, 2013 - (ISBN 978-1-9083-1350-8)