Andreas Venzke
Andreas Venzke (* 1961 in Berlin ) is a German author .
Andreas Venzke passed his Abitur in 1979 and then enrolled at the Free University of Berlin . He studied German, journalism and art history. After completing his studies, he first worked for the history magazine Damals , for dpa and for the season of the SDR, as well as for various daily newspapers. On the side he translated books like Columbus's logbook .
Andreas Venzke, who is now married and the father of three children, has lived as a writer in Freiburg im Breisgau since 1988. He belonged to the Association of German Writers. (He resigned from this in protest in 1999 when the VS membership magazine refused to publish a critical letter to the editor on Martin Walser's Paulskirche speech.)
Fonts (selection)
- The discoverer of America - the rise and fall of Christopher Columbus . Structure TB, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-7466-2207-7 .
- Johannes Gutenberg - The inventor of the printing press and his time . Piper, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-492-22921-2 .
- Gasparan or Francis Drake's Last Voyage . Benziger, Zurich 1996, ISBN 3-545-36531-X .
- Pioneers of Heaven - The Wright Brothers . Winkler, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-538-07143-8 .
- Vitus and another day . Oetinger, Hamburg 1996, ISBN 3-7891-5001-0 .
- Two escapes . Oetinger, Hamburg 1997, ISBN 3-7891-5002-9 .
- Luther and the power of the word . Arena, Würzburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-401-06041-5 .
- Carlos can score goals . New edition . Beltz, Weinheim 2009, ISBN 978-3-407-78988-4 .
- The grass eater . New edition . The Treasure Chest, Book & Media, 2006, ISBN 3-86520-213-6 .
- Life for Peace - Portrait of Famous People Against War and Violence . Arena, Würzburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-401-06394-2 .
- Berlin, Berlin: history of a nation . Arena, Würzburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-401-06143-6 .
- Scott, Amundsen and the Price of Fame - Conquering the South Pole . Arena, Würzburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-401-06539-7 .
- Among robbers . Boje, Cologne 2014, ISBN 978-3-414-82380-9 .
- Make a mark! - 12 portraits of famous women . Arena, Würzburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-401-60119-9 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Andreas Venzke in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage of Andreas Venzke
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Venzke, Andreas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |