Christoph Poschenrieder
Christoph Poschenrieder (born June 6, 1964 near Boston ) is a German journalist and writer . He lives in Munich .
Life
Poschenrieder studied at the Jesuit University of Philosophy in Munich and attended the journalism school at Columbia University , New York. Since 1993 he has been working as a freelance journalist and writer of documentaries . His debut novel Die Welt ist im Kopf focuses on the young Arthur Schopenhauer . His other books are also often about Schopenhauer, including his novel Mauersegler (2015). It is about the journalist and philosophy professor Carl, who moves with his friends into a shared flat for the elderly, where they assist each other in euthanasia . Carl repeatedly quotes from Schopenhauer's works and has a few first editions .
Awards
- 2014: Nomination (longlist) for the German Book Prize
- 2015/2016: Scholarship Internationales Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia , Bamberg
- 2016 (October / December): Artist grant from the German Study Center in Venice
- 2017: Working grant from the City of Munich (6000 euros) for the novel project Meyrink and the power of the word
- 2019: "Literature Star of the Year 2019" of the Munich evening newspaper for The Invisible Novel
Novels
- The world is in your head. Diogenes, Zurich 2010
- The mirror box. Diogenes, Zurich 2011
- The grain of sand. Diogenes, Zurich 2014, ISBN 978-3-257-24325-3
- Common Swift. Diogenes, Zurich 2015, ISBN 978-3-257-06934-1
- Child with no name. Diogenes, Zurich 2017, ISBN 978-3-257-07000-2
- The invisible novel. Diogenes, Zurich 2019, ISBN 978-3-257-07077-4
Web links
- Literature by and about Christoph Poschenrieder in the catalog of the German National Library
- Interview on “Das Sandkorn” / video / 6:38 min / reading marks from March 31, 2014 / Bavarian television
- Clarissa Benning: “Life is one and death is zero.” Christoph Poschenrieder's “Mauersegler” mixes social criticism with humor. Review. In: Critical Edition, issue 30 , March 16, 2016
- Christoph Poschenrieder in the Bavarian literature portal (project of the Bavarian State Library )
- Interview on “The Invisible Novel”, book scene, November 29, 2019
Individual evidence
- ↑ No. 30 (2016): Friendship | Critical Edition Plus. In: Critical Edition. Retrieved March 15, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Poschenrieder, Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | near Boston |