Alois Prince
Alois Prinz (* 1958 in Wurmannsquick , Lower Bavaria ) is a German writer .
Live and act
Prinz studied German , political science and communication studies at the University of Philosophy in Munich , which is sponsored by the Society of Jesus , and at the Ludwig Maximilians University . At the same time, he completed a journalistic training. Until 1994 he wrote articles as a freelance journalist for the Süddeutsche Zeitung , the Protestant Sunday newspaper for Bavaria and Publik Forum .
His writing focus is on biographies for young people and adults. He has already received several awards for his works, including the German Youth Literature Prize .
Married to a Protestant pastor, Prinz lives with his family in Feldkirchen-Westerham near Bad Aibling .
Works
- Paradise is nowhere. The life story of Georg Forster . Beltz and Gelberg, Weinheim 1997, ISBN 978-3-407-80846-2 .
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Profession philosopher or love for the world. The life story of Hannah Arendt . Beltz and Gelberg, Weinheim 1998, ISBN 978-3-407-78879-5 .
- New edition: Hannah Arendt or love for the world. Insel, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-458-35872-5 .
- And there is magic in every beginning. The life story of Hermann Hesse . Beltz and Gelberg, Weinheim 2000, ISBN 3-407-80874-7 .
- Better to be angry than sad . The life story of Ulrike Marie Meinhof . Beltz and Gelberg, Weinheim 2003, ISBN 3-407-80905-0 .
- On the threshold of happiness. The life story of Franz Kafka . Beltz and Gelberg, Weinheim 2005, ISBN 3-407-80953-0 .
- The first Christian. The life story of the apostle Paul . Beltz and Gelberg, Weinheim 2007, ISBN 978-3-407-81020-5 .
- More than you think - ten people who found their calling. Gabriel, Stuttgart / Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-522-30161-9 .
- Rebel sons. The life stories of Bernward Vesper, Hermann Hesse, Klaus Mann, Franz Kafka, Martin Luther, Franz von Assisi, Michael Ende and their fathers. Beltz and Gelberg, Weinheim 2010, ISBN 978-3-407-81076-2 .
- The arsonist. The life story of Joseph Goebbels . Beltz and Gelberg, Weinheim 2011, ISBN 978-3-407-81098-4 .
- Jesus of Nazareth. Gabriel, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-522-30324-8 .
- Teresa of Avila . The biography. Insel, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-458-17618-3 .
- A living fire - the life story of Milena Jesenská . Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 2016, ISBN 978-3-407-82177-5 .
- Bonhoeffer - Paths to Freedom . Gabriel, Stuttgart 2017, ISBN 978-3-522-30455-9
Awards and nominations
- 2001: Evangelical Book Prize , for profession philosopher or love for the world
- 2001: UNESCO Prize for Children's and Youth Literature in the Service of Tolerance - nomination for the profession of philosopher or love for the world
- 2001: German Youth Literature Prize - nomination for And every beginning has a magic inherent in it
- 2003: LUCHS (193 in March), for better angry than sad
- 2004: German Youth Literature Prize for Better Angry Than Sad
- 2004: Jury of the young readers , for Better angry than sad
- 2007: Rosenheim Literature Prize
- 2017: Grand Prize of the German Academy for Children's and Young People's Literature
- 2017: Emy's non-fiction prize as one-year prize winner for a living fire
Web links
- Literature by and about Alois Prinz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Alois Prinz at perlentaucher.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d sonntagsblatt-bayern.de ( Memento from September 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Sandra Zeidler: "There must be a lot of me in it" ; on the author Alois Prinz in the Sonntagsblatt (Bavaria) , issue 35/2009 of August 30, 2009, online at archive.is
- ↑ a b c d Brief biography of Alois Prinz ( Memento from May 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on the website of Beltz Verlag
- ↑ Brief biography of Alois Prinz on the Thienemann Verlag website
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Prince, Alois |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1958 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wurmannsquick |