Alexander Hoffmann (Author)
Alexander Hoffmann (born September 17, 1947 in Ludwigsburg ) is a German non-fiction author and writer .
Hoffmann grew up in Baden-Württemberg, then lived in Frankfurt am Main and graduated from high school in Düsseldorf . In 1968 he completed a traineeship at the Frankfurter Neue Presse , studying political science, history and German at the same time. Years as a political editor and correspondent for the Frankfurter Rundschau and the Süddeutsche Zeitung followed . In 1983 he switched to business as a freelance management consultant based in Frankfurt am Main.
In 1990 the first non-fiction book, Die neue Bundesländer , was published, followed by numerous other publications in the fields of contemporary history, history and medicine, as sole author or together with co-authors. In 2006 Hoffmann expanded his range to include fiction . His first novel, Der Wolkenschieber, describes the downfall of an advertising man in the midst of the Düsseldorf society. The book Bröckedde , published in 2008, sheds light on the human-all- too -human in a fictional Rotary club. The fictional pieces mainly take place in the world of business and high society. Hoffmann's style is laconic, ironic, entertaining and eloquent. In 2019 his first crime novel Hopfen, Malz & Blut was published .
Hoffmann now lives in Frankfurt am Main and Wissembourg , France.
Works
- with Hartmut Klatt: The new federal states. Bonn Current, 1990.
- Collaboration on: The Chronicle of Hesse. Harenberg, 1991.
- Facts about Germany. Federal Press Office, 1992.
- with Hartmut Klatt: The Federal Republic of Germany. Bonn Current, 1992.
- Islands of recovery. Bonn Current, 1993.
- with Michelle Markus: SOS from the inner ear. Luebbe, 1994.
- 125 years of Cassella. Cassella, 1995.
- with Michelle Markus: Fifty and in top shape. Hädecke, 1996.
- with Michelle Markus: Cancer and Psyche. Luebbe, 1996.
- Finally free of alcohol. Look around, 1999.
- with Michelle Markus: Healing with Oxygen. Triassic, 2003.
- The cloud slide. Novel. Droste, 2006.
- The book Bröckedde. Rotary, 2008.
- Brösecke's world. Short stories. Pants pockets, 2009.
- with Michelle Markus: Tinnitus. Causes and treatment of ringing in the ears. Humboldt series. Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft, 2009.
- with Henryk Dancygier, Heiner Wedemeyer, Markus Cornberg, Stefan Zeuzem, Michael Manns , Bianka Wiebner: Das Leber-Buch. Functions of the liver, diseases and treatments. Edited by the German Liver Foundation. Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft, 2010.
- Bröckedde - Welcome to the Rotary Club , 2012.
- with Wulf-Hinnerk Vauk: Cookies for Putin's Dog - Stories from the World of Business Diplomacy , Shaker Media, 2013.
- Hops, malt & blood. Barre Publishing, 2019.
Awards
Web links
- Literature by and about Alexander Hoffmann in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoffmann, Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German non-fiction author and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ludwigsburg |