Autor/-in: John Seilern

Born in Trieste to a Greek-Italian mother and an Austro-British father, John Seilern spent four years at the École Française de Zurich before going on to Ampleforth College (1961-70) and Geneva University (1971-75). From then onwards he sang with such rock bands as the Thunderbirds, Jack and the Rippers and the Zero Heroes. After making ends meet by teaching English to adults in Geneva, he married in 1982 and embarked on a career in finance. A trip around the world (2012-13) produced an acclaimed travel book, Crumbs from the Banquet: A Tale of Six Cities, published in 2024. His novel The Vow was published in German as Das Gelöbnis. He lives in London.