Paullina Simons

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Paullina Simons (* 1963 in Leningrad ) is an American (Russian) writer. With her novels The Lovers of Leningrad , Tatiana and Alexander and Land of Lupins , she achieved bestseller status worldwide.

biography

Paullina Simons was born as Paullina Handler in Saint Petersburg in 1963 and grew up there. Her father, Yuri Handler, was a lawyer and her mother was an engineer. In 1968, Yuri Handler was arrested for anti-communist propaganda. When she was seven, she and her family immigrated to the United States .

She worked in Rome and Dallas and lived in London for 4 years , where she worked as a business journalist. Then she settled as a television producer in New York City .

Paullina Simons is married for the second time and has 3 children.

bibliography

  • Tully (1994), German 'Summer of Friendship', transl. Jean-Paul Zillern, Marion von Schröder 1996
  • Red Leaves (1996), German 'The Sleeping Secret', transl. Jean-Paul Zillern, Marion von Schröder 1999
  • Eleven Hours (1998), German 'Eleven Hours', translator Benno F. Schnitzler, Ullstein 2000
  • Bronze Horseman (2000), German 'The Lovers of Leningrad', transl. Margarethe van Pée, Heyne 2003
  • Tatiana and Alexander aka Bridge to Holy Cross (2003), German 'Tatiana and Alexander', transl. Tanja Handels, Heyne 2005, continuation of Bronze Horseman
  • Girl in Times Square (2005)
  • Summer Garden (2006), German 'Land der Lupinen', transl. Claire Roth, Heyne 2008, continuation by Tatiana & Alexander
  • Road to Paradise (2007)
  • Tatiana's Table: Tatiana and Alexander's Recipes for Food and Love (2007), cookbook
  • Song in the Daylight (2009)
  • I Love my Baby Because (2012), picture book

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personal data
SURNAME Simons, Paullina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Leningrad