Charles Simmons
Charles Simmons (born August 17, 1924 in New York City , New York , † June 1, 2017 ) was an American writer who lived in New York City.
Life
Charles Simmons worked as an editor for a long time , including at The New York Review of Books . In 1965 he received the William Faulkner Foundation Award for his novel Egg Powder .
His novel Salzwasser , an homage to the story First Love by Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev , begins with the legendary sentence:
- "I fell in love in the summer of 1963 and my father drowned."
This novel received enthusiastic critical acclaim, especially after its publication in the United States and France, as well as in Germany.
Works
- Egg Powder , 1967 (1964) DNB
- Salzwasser , Beck, 1999 (1998) ISBN 3-406-45291-4
- Lebensfalten , Beck 2001 (1978), transfer from Susanne Hornfeck. ISBN 3-423-13062-8
- Das Venusspiel , Beck 2002, broadcast by Jörg Trobitius. ISBN 3-406-49317-3
- Belles Lettres , Beck 2003, transmission by Klaus Modick , transmission of the sonnets Ulrike Draesner . ISBN 3-406-50970-3
- Confessions of an Untrained Sinner , Beck 2005, ISBN 3-406-52929-1
Web links
- Literature by and about Charles Simmons in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Charles Simmons at perlentaucher.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sam Roberts: Charles Simmons, Novelist and Critic, Dies at 92. In: The New York Times . The New York Times Company, June 7, 2017, accessed June 8, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Simmons, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer and essayist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 2017 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York , United States |