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S.J. Simon

Born

in Harbin, China

July 04, 1904

Died

July 27, 1948

Genre

Sports, Fiction

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Simon Jacoblivitch Skidelsky (Russian: Семён Яковлевич Скидельский), also known as S. J. "Skid" Simon, Seca Jascha Skidelsky, and Simon Jasha Skidelsky, was a British journalist, fiction writer and bridge player. From 1937 until his death, he collaborated with Caryl Brahms on a series of comic novels and short stories, mostly with a background of ballet or of English history. As a bridge expert, he was jointly responsible for developing the Acol system of bidding.

A member of a Russian-Jewish merchant family from Vladivostok, he left Russia when he was young. He became a British citizen in 1931.

He was educated at Tonbridge School in England and the University of London. In the 1920s he was studying forestry, when he met Caryl Brahms, who re ...more

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Average rating: 3.78 · 597 ratings · 95 reviews · 21 distinct works

	No Bed for Bacon by Caryl Brahms, S.J. Simon 3.79 avg rating — 250 ratings — published 1941 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Bullet in the Ballet (Inspector Quill, #1) by Caryl Brahms, S.J. Simon 3.45 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 1937 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why You Lose at Bridge 4.08 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1995 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't, Mr Disraeli! by Caryl Brahms, S.J. Simon 3.90 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1949 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Casino Royal by Caryl Brahms, S.J. Simon 3.44 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1938 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Six Curtains for Stroganova by Caryl Brahms, S.J. Simon 3.68 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1945 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Nightingales by Caryl Brahms, S.J. Simon 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1944	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cut for Partners 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1950 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Perché perdete a bridge 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why you lose at Bridge 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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