Dirk Wittenborn (born 1952 in

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Biography

Wittenborn was born into a family of scientists. He has two older sisters and an older brother. He graduated from the

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and started writing in the early 1980s while working at ''

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''. Wittenborn is married and has a child, Lilo Wittenborn. His nephew is James Wittenborn "Jamie" Johnson, a film director, with whom he produced the

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-nominated

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documentary '' Born Rich''.

Works

Fiction

*'' Pharmakon'' (2008) *''Fierce People'' (2002), cinematized in 2005 under the same name. *''Zoë'' (1983) (republished 2004 as ''Catwalk'') *''Eclipse'' (1980)

Nonfiction

*" The Social Climber's Bible" (2014) *'' Bongo Europa'' (2006)

Film

*'' The Lucky Ones'' (2008) *'' Fierce People'' (2005) *'' Born Rich'' (2003) (producer)

References

External links

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Brooklyn Heights
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