Bill Buford
Bill Buford (* 1954 in Baton Rouge , Louisiana ) is an American writer and journalist .
Career
Bill Buford grew up in California and studied at the University of California at Berkeley and at King's College at the University of Cambridge in England . From 1979 to 1995 he was editor and publisher of the literary magazine Granta and also publisher at Granta Books. From 1995 to 2002, Buford was an editor for The New Yorker . Buford lives with his wife in New York and still writes for the New Yorker .
Books
In 1992 Geil appeared on violence - Under Hooligans (translation by Wolfgang Krege ). Buford first researches the English hooligan scene as a neutral observer , but then cannot escape its fascination. He travels with hooligans all over Europe and becomes part of this scene, but without actually taking part in its activities. He becomes a chronicler and describes and analyzes the people and structures.
In 2008, Wärme was published (translated from English by Dinka Mrkowatschki): Bill Buford is giving up his well-paid permanent position here in order to do an internship in the kitchen of the starred restaurant Babbo for a year. He then travels to Italy for more internships to find out everything there is to know about meat from one of Italy's most famous butchers, and to learn how to make the best pasta.
Others
Salman Rushdie's book The Enchantress of Florence ( The Enchantress of Florence ) is dedicated to Buford.
Works
- Horny for violence - Among Hooligans, ISBN 978-3-446-17160-2 , Hanser Verlag
- Heat, ISBN 978-3-446-23012-5 , Hanser Verlag
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Buford, Bill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baton Rouge , Louisiana |