Evelyn Holst

Evelyn Holst (* 1952 in Hamburg ) is a German journalist and author .

Life

Evelyn Holst made in 1972 at the High School Lerchenfeld her high school and then studied history and English to teachers . After her first state examination, she worked as a reporter for stern for 13 years , including five years as a correspondent in New York . She currently writes a column "only for women" in the picture every Saturday .

In 1983 she was awarded the Egon Erwin Kisch Prize for her work, It has become so quiet with us in the star . The award-winning report, which deals with the accidental death of a seven-year-old girl and the consequences for parents and those who caused accidents, later became the subject of a comparative work on gender-specific writing in journalism.

After leaving the star , she wrote numerous novels , most of which deal with so-called women's issues in a catchy way. Some of her books have also been made into films. In addition to her novels, she also wrote a number of original screenplays for television films, including for the ZDF multi-part series Die Wüstenrose .

Holst lives with her family in Hamburg.

Works (selection)

• August and I - Roman. Munich, Ullstein 2006, ISBN 3-548-26354-2 .
• Desire - Roman. Munich, Ullstein 2003, ISBN 3-550-08403-X .
• Then go - Roman. Munich, Ullstein 2003, ISBN 3-548-25790-9 .
• Damn feelings - novel. Munich, Droemer Knaur 2000, ISBN 3-426-19468-6 .
• The love load - novel. Munich, Droemer Knaur 2000, ISBN 3-426-61710-2 .
• Oh, how good that nobody knows ... - Roman. Munich, Droemer Knaur 1997, ISBN 3-426-19373-6 .
• A man like velvet and silk - Roman. Munich, Droemer Knaur 1997, ISBN 3-426-60636-4 .
• The man on the edge of the bed - Roman. Munich, Droemer Knaur 1994, ISBN 3-426-19329-9 .
• A man for a few seconds - a novel. Munich, Droemer Knaur 1992, ISBN 3-426-19300-0 .
• Love, moods, teacher fright - novel. Munich, Droemer Knaur 2009, ISBN 3-570-30173-7 .

References and footnotes

1. ↑ In the middle of Hamburg. 100 years of the Lerchenfeld high school 1910–2010. Festschrift for the 100th anniversary, Gymnasium Lerchenfeld, Hamburg 2010, p. 72
2. ↑ Egon Erwin Kisch Prize: An overview of all winners , online at http://www.stern.de/unterhaltung/buecher/509895.html
3. ↑ Petra Zahrt: Gender- specific writing in journalism - How reporters perceive and present reality, shown using the gender image in excellent reports from the period 1977 to 1999, dissertation from 2001, submitted at the University of Cologne, online at http: // nbn- resolving.de/urn%3Anbn%3Ade%3Ahbz%3A38-112312975

Web links

• Literature by and about Evelyn Holst in the catalog of the German National Library
• Evelyn Holst in the Internet Movie Database (English)