David Bergmann
David Bergmann (born 1971 in Maria Stein , Ohio ) is an American author .
Life
David Bergmann grew up in Maria Stein, Ohio . After studying business administration and history at the University of Notre Dame , he moved to Chicago , where he started learning German after work for fun. In 1996 he finally moved to Göttingen to study there because of his passion for the German language, which had developed from various aspects . After one semester, he broke off his studies for lack of money and moved to Hamburg , where he got a position as head of auditing in an auditing company, which he still fills today.
Books
His two books are about his experiences with the German language . At the same time he tells his biography, with the focus of course on his life in Germany. Bergman's first book reached the bestseller list of the mirror . An English translation of the first book was published in April 2012.
- The, the, what? An American in the Language Labyrinth , Rowohlt Taschenbuch, Reinbek 2007, ISBN 978-3-499-62250-2
- How, who, that? New adventures of an American in the language labyrinth , Rowohlt Taschenbuch, Reinbek 2009, ISBN 978-3-499-62492-6
- Take me to your Umlauts !: An American goes back to his German Roots , Blaupause Books, (?) 2012, ISBN 978-3-933-49818-2
Web links
- Literature by and about David Bergmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official homepage with excerpts from his books
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.derdiewas.de/inhalt/kontakt.html
- ↑ David Bergmann: “Der, die, what? An American in the language labyrinth "
- ↑ David Bergmann in an announcement by the Goethe Institute Boston.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bergmann, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Maria Stein , Ohio |