Jessie Burton
Jessie Burton (born 1982 in London ) is a British writer.
Life
Jessie Burton studied English and Spanish at Oxford University and trained as an actress at the Central School of Speech and Drama . She has received minor roles at the Royal National Theater in London and other British theaters.
Burton writes essays that have been published in the Wall Street Journal , The Independent, and Vogue , among others . Her first novel, The Miniaturist , was on the long list of the Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction in 2014 and received several awards, including two categories from the Specsavers National Book Awards . The bestseller has been translated into several languages. Burton lives in London.
Works
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The miniaturist . Harper Collins, New York 2014
- The magic of the little things . Translation of Karin Dufner. Limes, Munich 2015
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The muse . Harper Collins, New York 2016
- The secret of the muse . Translation by Peter Knecht. Insel Verlag 2018, ISBN 978-3-458-36329-3
Web links
- Literature by and about Jessie Burton in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Jessie Burton in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Jessie Burton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jessie Burton , website
- Jessie Burton , PR interview at Randomhouse
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jessie Burton ( Memento of October 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), at Royal National Theater, webarchive, as of 2007
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burton, Jessie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |