Charles Lewinsky

(1946) alternates between living in Zurich and a village in France. He worked as a dramaturge and director, wrote TV scripts and plays, and continues to write novels and short stories. His work has been featured multiple times on national and international long and shortlists, earning him awards from France to China. Halfbaard was nominated for both the German and Swiss Buchpreis. His novel Het Hot van de familie Meijer, an uncompromising bestseller, marked his major breakthrough in the Netherlands and Flanders. Additionally, Lewinsky serves as the chairman of the Jonathan Swift Internationaler Preis für Satire und Humor, established in 2015 by the Werner Dessauer Foundation. Recipients of this award include Eva Menasse, T.C. Boyle, Yasmina Reza, Joachim Meyerhoff, and David Sedaris.