Jack Engelhard

Jack Engelhard is a leading American novelist whose bestsellers have been translated and celebrated worldwide. His works have been turned into smash-hit movies, notably Indecent Proposal. The New York Times commended the economy of his prose... "precise, almost clinical language." He has been hailed as an heir to Hemingway and the conscience of us all. Works that followed won him an even greater following, such as Escape From Mount Moriah, his book of memoirs that won awards for writing and for...See more

Jack Engelhard is a leading American novelist whose bestsellers have been translated and celebrated worldwide. His works have been turned into smash-hit movies, notably Indecent Proposal. The New York Times commended the economy of his prose... "precise, almost clinical language." He has been hailed as an heir to Hemingway and the conscience of us all. Works that followed won him an even greater following, such as Escape From Mount Moriah, his book of memoirs that won awards for writing and for film. Through the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), Jack Engelhard is the recipient of the Ben Hecht Award for Literary Excellence, among other laurels. See less