Ein schnelles Leben

Zoë Jenny was born in 1974 in Basel and grew up in Carona (Ticino) and Greece. She published the novels "Das Blütenstaubzimmer" (1997), "Der Ruf des Muschelhorns" (2000), and "Ein schnelles Leben" (2002), which have been translated into numerous languages and awarded several prizes, including the Ingeborg Bachmann Competition, the Jürgen Ponto Foundation Literature Prize, and the aspekte Literature Prize. Zoë Jenny lives in London.

"Nobody writes big dramas like Zoë Jenny casually." - Petra
"Zoë Jenny has succeeded in creating a strong piece of literature." - Swiss bookstore
"How Zoë Jenny has arranged this love story is simply great." - ORB
"She strings sentences together like pearls on a string; they are simple but shiny." - Chemnitzer Freie Presse
"Zoë Jenny's sentences are clear and pure like mountain water..." - Sunday's view
"Touching stuff, masterfully told." - Bremervörder Zeitung
"An unmistakable, at the same time fairy-tale-like and deepest habitus." - Frankfurter Neue Presse
"This has something of Pop Art with its bright colors and contours that do not allow any blurring." - Neue Zuger Zeitung

Zoë Jenny, only 23 years old, became suddenly famous with her debut "The Pollen Room." In her third novel, she describes the love between Ayse and Christian, the Turkish girl who is strictly guarded by her brother, and the boy who has a right to a boyfriend. A modern Romeo and Juliet story, told in the clear, unmistakable language of an author who is already one of the great voices of contemporary literature.