Jonathan Freedland

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Jonathan Saul Freedland (born February 25, 1967 in Great Britain ; pseudonym Sam Bourne ) is a British journalist , columnist , essayist and author of narrative literature. He is of Israeli origin and describes himself as a "liberal Zionist".

After studying politics and economics at Oxford University , Freedland worked as a journalist for the Washington Post , New York Times , Los Angeles Times and Newsweek . He is now an editor and columnist for the Guardian in London , and also directs a program on BBC Radio 4 . He has been reporting on Middle East issues for almost 20 years. He has received several awards for his journalistic activities, including the annual “What the Papers Say” awards in 2002 with the title of Columnist of the Year . There he was praised for his penetrating, original, sharp and very blunt views.

In 1999 he received for his book Bring home the revolution. How Britain can live the American dream the Somerset Maugham Award . In his second book under his real name Jacob's gift. A journey into the heart of belonging , he describes his own family history, from the Jews who immigrated to Great Britain from Eastern Europe to his son Jacob, who now belongs to the fifth generation of the family in Great Britain.

His writing style for his thrillers under the pseudonym Sam Bourne is said to be similar to that of Dan Brown , who also writes thrillers. His thematically very different thrillers are all related to Jewish life and culture. Whether it is about the Orthodox Hasids in New York (in Die Gerechten ), the conflict between Jews and Palestinians in the Middle East over the interpretation of archaeological finds (in The Last Testament ) or an alleged concentration camp survivor (in Day of Reckoning ).

Today he lives in London with his wife and two children.

Works

As Jonathan Freedland
  • Bring home the revolution. How Britain can live the American dream . Fourth Estate, London 1998, ISBN 1-85702-547-4 .
  • Jacob's gift. A journey into the heart of belonging . Hamilton, London et al. 2005, ISBN 0-241-14243-1 .
  • Intervention. Thriller ("Pantheon" as Sam Bourne, 2012). Fischer Scherz Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2014, ISBN 978-3-651-00057-5 .
  • The year of vengeance. Thriller ("The 3rd Woman", 2015). Bastei Lübbe AG, Cologne 2017, ISBN 978-3-404-17531-4 .
As Sam Bourne
  • The righteous. Roman ("The Righteous Men", 2006). Scherz Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2006, ISBN 3-502-10024-1 .
  • The last will. Roman ("The Last Testament", 2007). 3. Edition. Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 2010, ISBN 978-3-596-17897-1 .
  • Day of reckoning. Thriller ("The Final Reckoning", 2008). Scherz Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2010, ISBN 978-3-502-10206-9 .
  • The chosen one. Thriller ("The Chosen One", 2010). Scherz, Frankfurt am Main 2011, ISBN 978-3-651-00007-0 .
  • Pantheon , 2012 (English) - Intervention , 2014 (German) as Jonathan Freedland
  • The president. Thriller ("To kill the president", 2017). Bastei Lübbe AG, Cologne 2017, ISBN 978-3-404-17658-8 .
  • To kill the truth . Quercus, London 2019. ISBN 978-1-78747-492-5 .

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personal data
SURNAME Freedland, Jonathan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bourne, Sam (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British journalist, columnist and book author
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH United Kingdom