Christian Kortmann

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Christian Kortmann (* 1974 ) is a German journalist and writer.

Life

Kortmann studied cultural studies at the Universities of Hildesheim and Bologna . He received his doctorate in 2005 with a thesis on literary debut works.

From 2006 to 2010, Kortmann wrote for national newspapers such as the daily newspaper , Die Zeit and the Süddeutsche Zeitung . In his work, he primarily examined the effects of pop culture on the media world and dealt with the reception of poetry in the Internet age. In the online edition of the Süddeutsche Zeitung from 2007 to 2010, he regularly presented the internet video of the week under the title “The Lives of Others” .

Kortmann works as a freelance copywriter in Stuttgart and has also written several novels. At the center of his literary work are the modern working world, the “optimization mania” and “career pressure” in our society.

Publications

  • Dance of the Lemmys: Lemmy and the books . Vol. 2, (together with Uli Becker, Gerald Fricke), Wehrhahn-Verlag 2000.
  • Schmök On The Water: Lemmy and the Schmöker . Vol. 5, (together with Ralf Sotscheck, Frank Schäfer), Wehrhahn-Verlag 2001.
  • Urban Safari - Expeditions into popular culture . Oktober Verlag , Münster 2003, ISBN 978-3-938568-08-8 .
  • The voice that comes out of nowhere. On the aesthetics of the literary debut in the media society . Königshausen & Neumann 2006. ISBN 978-3826032400 .
  • The runner . Novel. Karl Blessing Verlag 2009 ISBN 978-3-89667-412-8 .
  • The human optimum . Novel. Oktober Verlag, Münster 2012, ISBN 978-3-941895-19-5 .
  • My boss the dog . Novel. Piper Verlag 2015, ISBN 978-3492057127

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christian Kortmann, The Voice Coming Out of Nowhere - On the Aesthetics of the Literary Debut in the Media Society, Epistemata Literaturwissenschaft Vol. 561, Königshausen and Neumann, Würzburg, ISBN 978-3-8260-3240-0 First literary works in five case studies: Françoise Sagan , Bonjour sadness; Arno Schmidt, Leviathan; Tobias O. Meißner, Starfish rules; Ian Fleming, Casino Royale; James Herriot, If Only They Could Talk
  2. ↑ Book review and interview on Mein Boss der Hund . Retrieved November 16, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Kortmann, Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist and freelance author
DATE OF BIRTH 1974