Eva Heller

Eva Heller

Eva D. Heller (born April 8, 1948 in Esslingen am Neckar ; † January 31, 2008 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German writer and social scientist .

Life

Eva Heller grew up in Ludwigsburg . She studied sociology and psychology in Berlin . Eva Heller had degrees as a state-certified advertising economist (Hochschule der Künste Berlin, 1973), a qualified sociologist (Free University of Berlin, 1978) and Dr. phil. (University of Frankfurt, 1982). Your dissertation How advertising works. Theories and Facts appeared in paperback. For a short time Heller was also a professor : in 1985/1986 she took over a professorship for one year at the Technical University of Darmstadt , where she taught advertising psychology and color psychology . When applying for the actual professorship, she came second on the list in December 1985. She became known in 1987 with her first novel The Next Man Everything Will Be Different , which was also made into a film in 1989 under the direction of Xaver Schwarzenberger . Since then, she has been considered the founder of a new, funny women's literature . In 1988, she was a year No. 1 on the GONG - bestseller list . The novel had a circulation of several million and has been translated into more than 20 languages ​​worldwide. Her second novel, The Man Who Is Worth It (1993), had a circulation of millions and was on all bestseller lists. Both books were the most widely read books in Germany. Her two subsequent novels were also bestsellers: First Revenge, Then Pleasure (1997) and Which should I take? (2003).

At the same time, Eva Heller was known as a cartoonist . From 1981 she drew cartoons, which she recorded with 'Eva H.' signed. She has published in the magazines Stern and Brigitte and published two cartoon books.

Heller also wrote scientific books on the effects of advertising and the effects of colors. She was an expert on the effects of colors, gave lectures and prepared reports for companies. Her books on colors were also bestsellers, translated into many languages ​​around the world.

Heller was also a children's book author. She published a children's book on colors, The True Story of All Colors . She also wrote a children's musical for this book. The fairy tale book Melitta's wonderful transformation was intended to encourage children to read. In 1996 the Christmas book The Unexpected Gift from Santa Claus and Mrs. Luck and Mr. Love was published with illustrations by Michael Sowa .

In the summer semester of 1990 she was visiting professor for communication psychology at the University of the Arts in Berlin .

Eva Heller was married to Dieter Prokop , sociology professor at the University of Frankfurt.

Eva Heller died on January 31, 2008 at the age of 59 after suffering a stroke .

Works

Novels

• With the next man everything will be different . 38th edition, Fischer TB 3787, Frankfurt am Main 2005 (first edition 1987), ISBN 978-3-596-23787-6 (= The woman in society ). New edition by Tredition Verlag, Hamburg 2018, for the first time also as e.Book, ISBN 978-3-7469-0972-1
• The man who's worth it . Knaur TB 65075, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-426-65075-4 .
• Revenge first, then pleasure . Droemer Knaur, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-426-19407-4 ; Knaur TB 61036, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-426-61036-1 ; Weltbild, Augsburg 2001, ISBN 3-8289-6944-5 .
• Which one should i take? Ullstein, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-550-08415-3 ; Ullstein TB 25891, Munich 2004, ISBN 978-3-548-25891-1 .

Cartoon books

• Kiss me, I'm an enchanted dishwasher . Lappan, Oldenburg 1984, ISBN 3-89082-308-4 ; Fischer TB, Frankfurt am Main 1991, ISBN 3-596-10940-X .
• Maybe we're just too different . Lappan, Oldenburg 1987, ISBN 3-89082-342-4 ; Fischer TB, Frankfurt am Main 1992, ISBN 3-596-10979-5 .
• Do you want to be my part-time partner? Fischer TB, Frankfurt am Main 1999, ISBN 3-426-61102-3 (compilation from 1984 and 1987).

Children's books

• The real story of all colors. For children who like to paint . Illustrations by Eva Heller. Lappan, Oldenburg 1994, ISBN 3-89082-129-4 .
• How to become popular, happy and slim. The sense of reading . Illustrations by Eva Heller. Gerstenberg, Hildesheim 2001, ISBN 3-8067-4936-1 .
• The unexpected gift from Santa Claus and Mrs. Glück and Mr. Liebe . Illustrations by Michael Sowa . Kunstmann, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-88897-309-0 .
• I am an artist, I can paint anything. The creative painting school for children and even parents . Illustrations by Eva Heller. Lappan, Oldenburg 2004, ISBN 3-8303-1055-2 .
• Melitta's wonderful transformation. For children who like to read . dtv 62242 Hanser, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-423-62242-3 .

Children's musical

• The real story of all colors. Play for children; for 3 female and 3 male actors . Lappan, Oldenburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-8303-1128-7 (based on the author's children's book of the same name).

Audio book

• The unexpected gift from Santa Claus and Mrs. Glück and Mr. Liebe . Unabridged audio version read by Sissi Perlinger , director: Margrit Osterwold. Heyne audio book , Munich 2000, ISBN 3-453-18152-2 (CD) / ISBN 3-453-18151-4 (MC).

Non-fiction

• How advertising works. Theories and facts . Fischer TB 3839, Frankfurt am Main 1984 (27th - 28th thousand 1996), ISBN 978-3-596-23839-2 (Dissertation University of Frankfurt am Main 1982, 281 pages).
• How colors work. Color psychology, color symbolism, creative color design . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1989, ISBN 978-3-499-61960-1 .
• How colors affect emotions and mind. Color psychology Color symbolism, favorite colors, color design . Droemer, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-426-27174-5 .

literature

• Dieter Prokop: The joke of Eva Heller. With essays, lectures, cartoons and pictures by the author. Tectum Verlag , Marburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-8288-2300-6

Web links

Commons : Eva Heller  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Wikiquote: Eva Heller  - Quotes

• Literature by and about Eva Heller in the catalog of the German National Library
• Eva Heller's website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Obituary in Spiegel No. 8/2008, p. 166
2. ^ Eva Heller: Dramatic death after stroke , bild.de, February 12, 2008