author Christa Polkinhorn

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Gender	Female
Occupation	Writer / Translator
Location	California, USA, and Switzerland
Introduction	Christa Polkinhorn, originally from Switzerland, lives and works as writer and translator in the Los Angeles area, California. She divides her time between the United States and Switzerland and has strong ties to both countries. She is the author of five novels and a collection of poems. Her travels and her interest in foreign cultures inform her work and her novels take place in several countries. Aside from writing and traveling, she is an avid reader and a lover of the arts, dark chocolate, and red wine.
Interests	Writing, reading, traveling, studying foreign languages and cultures, meeting people and forming friendships
Favorite Movies	Billy Elliot, Vitus, Chocolat, Whale Rider, The Devil Wears Prada, Fugitive Pieces
Favorite Music	Everything by Leonard Cohen, Chopin, Liszt, Beethoven, Mozart, Verdi, The Beatles, Blues and Jazz
Favorite Books	The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier, Chocolat (and all her other novels) by Joanne Harris, The Skull Ring, The Red Church, Scattered Ashes, Thank You for the Flowers by Scott Nicholson, The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett, The Journey Home by Olaf Olafsson, Snow by Orhan Pamuk, Consider This Señora by Harriet Doerr, and many many more