Zackheim, Michele

A writer and visual artist, Michele Zackheim is the author of two novels. Her first novel, "Violette's Embrace" (Riverhead Books, 1996), is a fictional biography of the French writer Violette Leduc. Her second novel, "Einstein's Daughter: the Search for Lieserl" (Penguin Putnam, 1999), follows the mystery of the lost illegitimate daughter of Mileva and Albert Einstein. Prior to becoming a writer, Zackheim was a graphic designer for thirty-five years. She moved into the visual world and worked as a fresco muralist, an installation artist and a narrative painter. She was the recipient of two NEA awards and has taught at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.