Olen Steinhauer





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Olen Steinhauer grew up in Virginia, and has since lived in Georgia, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Texas, California, Massachusetts, and New York. Outside the US, he's lived in Croatia (when it was called Yugoslavia), the Czech Republic and Italy. He also spent a year in Romania on a Fulbright grant, an experience that helped inspire his first five books. He now lives in Hungary with his wife and daughter.

He has published stories and poetry in various literary journals over the years. His first novel, The Bridge of Sighs (2003), the start of a five-book sequence chronicling Cold War Eastern Europe, one book per decade, was nominated for five awards.

The second book of the series, The Confession, garnered significant critical acclaim, and 36 Yal...more


Average rating: 3.70 · 4,526 ratings · 932 reviews · 17 distinct works
The Tourist
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 2,381 ratings — published 2007 — 26 editions
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The Nearest Exit
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 970 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions
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The Bridge of Sighs: A Novel
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 2003 — 11 editions
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An American Spy
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 280 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions
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The Confession
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2003 — 13 editions
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36 Yalta Boulevard
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions
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Liberation Movements
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2006 — 10 editions
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Victory Square
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2007 — 11 editions
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Vienna Assignment
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The Istanbul Variations
3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions
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More books by Olen Steinhauer…
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“Without balance, a life is no longer worth the effort.”
Olen Steinhauer, The Tourist

“When he woke his conviction of failure was somehow less inevitable.”
Olen Steinhauer, The Bridge of Sighs: A Novel

“Russian?" I asked dumbly. I do that sometimes.”
Olen Steinhauer, Victory Square

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