Richard Zimler

Richard Zimler
Zimler at Grand Canyon in 2009
Born	(1956-01-01) January 1, 1956 (age 68) Roslyn Heights, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist
Citizenship	United States Portugal
Alma mater	Duke University Stanford University
Genre	Historical Fiction
Spouse	Alexandre Quintanilha ​ ​ (m. 2010)​
Website
www.zimler.com

Richard Zimler (born 1 January 1956 in Roslyn Heights, New York) is a best-selling author. His books, which have earned him a 1994 National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship in Fiction and the 1998 Herodotus Award, have been published in many countries and translated into more than 20 languages.