Ralf Höller

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Ralf Höller (born January 11, 1960 in Engelskirchen ) is a German historian , journalist and book author .

Live and act

Höller studied English , history and education in Bonn and Edinburgh . After his first professional position at Reader's Digest in Stuttgart , he worked for several non-governmental organizations, including Aktion Courage eV - SOS Rassismus .

Today Höller lives as a freelance author in Bonn. He writes articles for literary magazines, daily and weekly newspapers as well as online portals. His journalistic work focuses on the countries of Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. Höller is a permanent contributor to the Latvian Press Review and publishes his culture letters in the journal Literatur und Critique published by Karl-Markus Gauß .

In his works, Höller deals with outsiders and minorities and looks at historical events from their perspective; for example the early modern peasant wars, the Soviet republic in Bavaria 1918/19, the colonial wars in South America and Northeast Africa or the revolutions and civil wars in Mexico , Spain and the Ukraine .

Works

  • The beginning that was an end. The Revolution in Bavaria 1918/19 , Berlin: Aufbau Verlag, 1999, ISBN 978-3-7466-8043-9
  • I am the fight. Rebels and revolutionaries from six centuries , Berlin: Aufbau Verlag, 2001, ISBN 978-3-7466-8054-5
  • La battaglia siamo noi: ribelli e rivoluzionari dal sedicesimo secolo ( I am the fight ), Marina di Massa: Clandestine, 2007, ISBN 978-88-89383-70-4
  • 50 times rhetoric. Talking stress-free in important standard situations, Zurich: Orell Füssli, 2006, ISBN 978-3-280-05163-4
  • What your boss doesn't need to know ... The lexicon for everyday office life , Zurich: Orell Füssli, 2008, ISBN 978-3-280-05303-4
  • A corpse in Habsburg's cellar. The rebel Michael Gaismair and his struggle for a fairer world , Salzburg: Otto Müller Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-7013-1182-8
  • The Elchyclopedia. A journey through civilization in 13 chapters , Bad Breisig: Suxxess Factory, 2012, ISBN 978-3-00-040121-3
  • The winter fairy tale. Writers narrate the Bavarian Revolution and the Soviet Republic 1918/19 , Berlin: Edition Tiamat 2017, ISBN 978-3-89320-221-8
  • as editor: norbert c. kaser , here I am nobody, ie me. Letters from Stord. Innsbruck: Haymon 2018, ISBN 978-3-7099-3443-2

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personal data
SURNAME Höller, Ralf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian, journalist and book author
DATE OF BIRTH January 11, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Engelskirchen