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Photo of Charles Lewinsky, Thomas Di Paolo / © Diogenes Verlag
Charles Lewinsky

Charles Lewinsky, born in Zurich in 1946, has been a freelance writer since 1980. He won international renown with his novel Melnitz, which was awarded numerous prizes, including the French ›Prix du meilleur livre étranger‹. His novel Halfbeard was nominated for both the ›Swiss Book Prize‹ and the ›German Book Prize‹. His works have been published in 16 languages. Charles Lewinsky lives in Vereux (France) in summer, and in Zurich in winter.

Photo: Thomas Di Paolo / © Diogenes Verlag

Books

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Charles Lewinsky
The Devil on Christmas Night / The Good Lord on Inspection Day
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Charles Lewinsky
The Devil on Christmas Night / The Good Lord on Inspection Day
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Events

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Quotes

Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich

»Lewinsky has a deft feel for drama; you get the impression he has a field day setting the readers on one track and then drawing them onto another.«

Kurt Aeschbacher
SRF 1, Zurich

»Charles Lewinsky is a literary jack of all trades. Wilding a sharp pen and with a keen eye he moves between different genres in a virtuoso manner. He has dedicated his life to words and today is one of the most read Swiss authors.«

Andreas Isenschmid
NZZ am Sonntag, Zurich

»Rare linguistic splendour and striking narrative virtuosity.«

Martin Ebel
Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich

»Charles Lewinsky is probably one of the hardest-working and undisputedly one of the most successful and versatile Swiss writers.«

Hansruedi Kugler
Aargauer Zeitung, Aarau

»The versatile star of contemporary Swiss literature.«

Peter Zander
Berliner Morgenpost, Berlin

»Above all, though, the tradition, the storytelling itself is always part of the narrative; this is the allure of the multi-layered works.«

Felix Münger
Radio SRF2 Kultur, Basel

»Charles Lewinsky is the Swiss author with the broadest range when it comes to forms of expression.«

Rolf Fath
Badische Neueste Nachrichten, Karlsruhe

»Charles Lewinsky is a rascal in literature who masters all styles and eras.«

Helmut Maurò
Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich

»Charles Lewinsky has a sure instinct for dramaturgy. Immensely entertaining.«

Reza Rafi
Blick, Zurich

»Lewinsky is a gifted writer.«

News

Charles Lewinsky's Halfbeard on the Swiss bestseller list for 14 weeks
Charles Lewinsky's Halfbeard has remained on the Swiss top 20 bestseller list for 14 weeks until the middle of December, and...
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Charles Lewinsky is now with Diogenes
It is our honour and our pleasure to announce that Charles Lewinsky will be publishing his next novel with Diogenes in the...
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Awards

2020

Der Halbbart auf der Shortlist des ›Schweizer Buchpreises‹

2020

Der Halbbart auf der Longlist des ›Deutschen Buchpreises‹

2020

›Dreitannen-Literaturpreis‹ des Buchfestivals Olten

2016

Andersen auf der Shortlist des ›Schweizer Buchpreises‹

2014

Kastelau auf der Longlist des ›Deutschen Buchpreises‹

2011

Gerron für den ›Schweizer Buchpreis‹ nominiert

2009

›Prix Lipp‹ für Melnitz, Genf

2008

›Best Foreign Novel‹ für Melnitz, Foreign Literature Learned Society, Peking

2008

›Prix du meilleur livre étranger‹ für Melnitz, Paris

2007

Melnitz wird als ›Bester deutscher Roman 2006‹ von der ›Jury für den besten fremdsprachigen Roman des Jahres im 21. Jahrhundert‹ in China ausgezeichnet.

2001

›Preis der Schweizerischen Schillerstiftung‹ für Johannistag