Michael Martens
Michael Alexander Martens (* 1973 in Hamburg ) is a German journalist and book author.
Life
Michael Martens grew up in Hamburg and in the Lüneburg Heath . As a schoolboy he worked for various daily newspapers in northern Germany, after graduating from high school he went to Chicago , Illinois (USA) for a year .
From 1995 to 2000 he worked - supported by the Foreign Office - as an editor for various Russian-German newspapers in Bishkek , Almaty , Kiev and St. Petersburg , such as the newspaper of the German Kyrgyzstans and the St. Petersburgische Zeitung .
In 2001 he went to the newsroom of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . In 2002 he was posted to Belgrade as Southeast Europe correspondent . From 2009 to 2018 he was also responsible for Turkey and reported from Istanbul , from 2015 from Athens . Since 2019 he has been reporting on south-east Europe, based in Vienna.
Book publications
In 2011 Martens published the book Heldensuche - The story of the soldier who did not want to kill . It deals with a Wehrmacht soldier named Josef Schulz , the 1941 in the Second World War to have been shot during the occupation of Yugoslavia by German Wehrmacht by his own men after he reportedly refused to shoot hostages. The book has received positive reviews several times.
In 2019 Martens published under the title Im Brand der Welten. Ivo Andrić. A European life, a biography of the diplomat and Nobel laureate in literature Ivo Andrić . The book received many positive reviews and was nominated for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize in the non-fiction / essay category.
Quarrel with Alexis Tsipras
In the summer of 2013, Martens conducted an interview with the then Greek opposition leader Alexis Tsipras . The politician then complained about allegedly “unethical questions” from Michael Martens. Martens then published the complete audio recording of the interview. According to Martens, it was the first time an interviewee had complained about his questions.
Fonts (selection)
- We cannot exist without a lie. A conversation about the person and the time with Friedensreich Hundertwasser . Boldt, Winsen 1998, ISBN 3-928788-24-8 .
- My goal in life is to create. A conversation about the person and the time with Tschingis Aitmatow . Boldt, Winsen 1998, ISBN 3-928788-26-4 .
- Is art immortal? A conversation about the person and the time with Christo and Jeanne-Claude . Boldt, Winsen 1999, ISBN 3-928788-30-2 .
- I will keep the wound open. A conversation about the person and the time with Günter Grass . Boldt, Winsen 1999, ISBN 3-928788-31-0 .
- I don't want to be a tragic figure. A conversation about the person and the time with Dieter Hildebrandt . Boldt, Winsen 2000, ISBN 3-928788-33-7 .
- with Josef Burg : random journeys. An Eastern Jewish life . Boldt, Winsen 2000, ISBN 3-928788-35-3 .
- There are ideas that last for thousands of years. A conversation about the person and the time with Stefan Heym . Boldt, Winsen 2001, ISBN 3-928788-38-8 .
- An apartment inspection. Memories . Boldt, Winsen 2010, ISBN 978-3-928788-68-7 .
- Hero search. The story of the soldier who didn't want to kill . Zsolnay, Vienna 2011, ISBN 978-3-552-05531-5 .
- In the fire of the worlds. Ivo Andrić. A European life . Zsolnay, Vienna 2019, ISBN 978-3-552-05960-3 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Michael Martens in the catalog of the German National Library
- Self-portrait on FAZ.net
- Short biography and reviews of works by Michael Martens at perlentaucher.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bülend Ürük: “FAZ” strengthens reporting from Greece: Michael Martens will report from Athens in the future . kress.de, July 14, 2015.
- ↑ FAZ website: Michael Martens . faz.net, February 20, 2020.
- ↑ Michael Martens: Hero Search. The story of the soldier who didn't want to kill. Paul Zsolnay Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-552-05531-5 .
- ↑ Dirk Auer: The legend of the good soldier: Michael Martens: "Heldensuche", Paul Zsolnay Verlag . Deutschlandfunk , December 12, 2011.
- ↑ Adelheid Wölfl: "Heldensuche": The story of the soldier who did not want to kill . The Standard , September 30, 2011.
- ^ Rayna Breuer: Who was Josef Schulz? Deutsche Welle , July 19, 2011.
- ↑ Wolfgang Schneider: Opportunist with an elegant style Deutschlandfunk Kultur , November 14, 2019.
- ^ Karl-Markus Gauß: Land und Werk Süddeutsche Zeitung , November 26, 2019.
- ^ Andreas Breitenstein: Main thing, Yugoslavia Neue Zürcher Zeitung , October 29, 2019.
- ^ Website on the Leipzig Book Fair Prize: Michael Martens .
- ↑ Bülend Ürük: FAZ correspondent Michael Martens: Next time I would ask about his favorite food . newsroom.de, July 29, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martens, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Martens, Michael Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German newspaper editor and book author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |