Bernd Brunner studied in Berlin and Seattle and works at the intersections of cultural history and the history of science. Realizing that his hometown Berlin is not the center of the universe, just a city with a rather unusual past, he has chosen to venture beyond. These days you are more likely to run into him in the streets, libraries, and clubs of Istanbul.

His books have been translated into various languages. Among the many publications he contributed to are Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Die Welt, Zeit Geschichte, Mare, and Cabinet. To contact him, please send an E-mail to bbrunner(at)gmx.net

"Superb non-fiction books. ... They are archives unto themselves. A repository for dreams, visions, and fears." Die Zeit

Forthcoming: THE ART OF LYING DOWN: A GUIDE TO HORIZONTAL LIVING, Melville House Publishing (distribution by Random House), November 2013

The Wild Dogs of Istanbul, first published in The Smart Set, will be part of The Best American Travel Writing 2013, edited by Elizabeth Gilbert (Houghton Mifflin)