Zoë Jenny
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Zoë Jenny in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
) is a Swiss writer. Her first novel, The Pollen Room
The Pollen Room
The Pollen Room is the debut novel by Swiss author Zoë Jenny. Published in 1997, the book was a literary and commercial success in Switzerland and across Europe....
, was published in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
in 1997 and has been translated into 27 languages. Since 2003 she has been living in London
London
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. In 2008 she married Matthew Homfray, a British veterinary surgeon
Veterinary surgeon
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and pharmaceuticals consultant. Her newest novel, The Sky is Changing, was her first written in English and was published by Legend Press
Legend Press
Legend Press is a small British book publisher founded in 2005 by Tom Chalmers. Specialising in mainstream trade paperback fiction, Legend Press became the youngest-run publisher in the UK trade market. In 2006, the company set out its intention to double the number of titles it publishes each...
in June 2010 http://www.new-books-in-german.com/english/650/253/253/129002/design1.html.