Bill Buford

Bill Buford (born 1954 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American writer and journalist.

Career

Bill Buford grew up in California and studied at the University of California at Berkeley and at King's College, University of Cambridge in England. From 1979 to 1995 he was editor and publisher of the literary magazine Granta and publisher at Granta Books. From 1995 to 2002 Buford was an editor for the New Yorker. Buford lives with his wife in New York and still writes for the "New Yorker".

In 1992, Tom's violence - Under Hooligans ( translation by Wolfgang Krege ). Buford researched it only as a neutral observer of the English hooligan scene, but their fascination can not escape then. He travels with hooligans across Europe and will be a part of this scene, but without actually participate in their activities. He is a chronicler and describes and analyzes the people and structures.

2008 appeared heat (Translated from the English by Dinka Mrkowatschki ): Bill Buford announced here his well-paid permanent position to make a year in the kitchen of the Michelin-starred restaurants Babbo an internship. Then he travels to Italy for internships to learn at one of the most famous butcher in Italy everything you need to know about meat, and to learn how to make the best pasta.

Others

Salman Rushdie's book The Enchantress of Florence ( The Enchantress of Florence ) is dedicated to Buford.

Works

• Horny on violence - Under hooligans, ISBN 978-3-446-17160-2, Hanser Verlag
• Heat, ISBN 978-3-446-23012-5, Hanser Verlag