Felicitas Mayall
Felicitas Mayall , actually Barbara Felizitas Veit-Mayall (* as Barbara Felizitas Veit July 31, 1947 in Munich ; † July 21, 2016 ), was a German journalist and writer .
Life
Raised in Wiesbaden and Hamburg , Barbara Veit studied politics and newspaper science after successfully completing her school days and graduated from the German School of Journalism in Munich. Then she got a job in the editorial office of the Süddeutsche Zeitung . Her first literary attempts also date from this period. After she became more and more successful with her fiction work, she gave up journalism and from 1978 devoted herself only to her own writing. The author published her children's and young people's books as well as some non-fiction books under her maiden name, detective novels and other non-fiction books under the pseudonym “Felicitas Mayall”.
Barbara Veit, aka Felicitas Mayall, had two sons. The son Daniel Veit is a German economist and holds the chair for information systems and management at the University of Augsburg. In 1995 the writer married the Australian Paul Mayall and later lived alternately in Australia and in Prien am Chiemsee . She lived in Munich-Haidhausen for more than twenty-five years . Veit died in July 2016 at the age of 68 after a serious illness.
Works (selection)
Books for children and young readers
- Edited with Christine Wolfrum: The dealers are coming , text by Dominique Joly. Illustrated by Jean-Marie Poissenot. (= Discovering the world , volume 77), Ravensburger Buchverlag, Maiers, Ravensburg 1994 (original title: Sur les pas des marchands , translated by Sibylle Schneider), ISBN 3-473-38377-5 .
- Rolli, the seal. With pictures by Ute Martens. Betz, Munich / Vienna 1999, ISBN 3-219-10769-9 .
- Prisoners of the night. Youth book, Ueberreuter, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-8000-2799-2 .
- Flux the fox. With pictures by Veronica Oltmann, Betz, Munich / Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-219-11176-9 .
- About the snail who wanted to know who stole their house. Illustrations by Anna Laura Cantone, Betz, Munich / Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-219-11167-X .
- Sarah & Kim: novel of a friendship , as Barbara Veit, youth book from Australia, dtv 62279, series Hanser, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-423-62279-0 .
Detective novels
- Night of the porcupines, Laura Gottberg's first case. Kindler, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-463-40416-8 ; Paperback edition: Rowohlt, Reinbek 2004–2011 (15th edition), ISBN 978-3-499-23615-0 .
- Like crows in a fog, Laura Gottberg's second case. Kindler, Reinbek 2005, ISBN 3-463-40451-6 ; Paperback edition; Rowohlt, Reinbek 2006, 2007, 2009, ISBN 978-3-499-33268-5 .
- The Cinque Terre lioness, Laura Gottberg's third case. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2007, ISBN 978-3-499-24044-7 .
- Wolfstod, Laura Gottberg's fourth case. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2008, ISBN 978-3-499-24044-7 .
- Hundszeiten, Laura Gottberg's fifth case. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2010, ISBN 978-3-499-33285-2 .
- The hour of the cicadas, Laura Gottberg's sixth fall. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2009, ISBN 978-3-499-24808-5 .
- Night plumage, Laura Gottberg's seventh case. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2011, ISBN 978-3-463-40586-5 .
- Time of the Scorpions, Laura Gottberg's eighth fall. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2012, ISBN 978-3-463-40613-8 .
- Black cats, Laura Gottberg's ninth case. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2014, ISBN 978-3-463-40647-3 .
- The Falcon's Death, Laura Gottberg's tenth fall. Kindler, Reinbek 2016, ISBN 346-3-40663-2 .
Non-fiction
- Dream seeker. Walkabout in Western Australia . Illustrated with photos by Paul Mayall (= Sierra Taschenbuch , Volume 17). Frederking & Thaler, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-89405-117-5 (illustrated by Paul Mayall).
- The song of the stars. An Australian adventure. dtv, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-423-62095-1 .
- Paradise is always somewhere else. A journey through the unknown Tasmania. Illustrated with photos by Paul Mayall. Frederking & Thaler, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-89405-473-5 .
- Tuscany. Fountains, castles and Brunello. Illustrated with photos by Paul Mayall. Edition Sanssouci, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-7254-1296-0 .
- Magical continent of Australia. With Paul Mayall. Frederking & Thaler, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-89405-653-7 .
- Flying dogs. Encounters with Australia. Illustrated with photos by Paul Mayall. Kindler, Reinbek 2013, ISBN 978-346340646-6 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Felicitas Mayall in the catalog of the German National Library
- Felicitas Mayall on krimicouch.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Result of the 2014 municipal council election on March 16, 2014 Markt Prien a. Chiemsee , accessed on July 31, 2016
- ^ Mourning Felicitas Mayall on boersenblatt.net, July 27, 2016, accessed on July 27, 2016
- ↑ Felicitas Mayall - Rowohlt. Retrieved December 27, 2017 .
- ↑ Memorial page by Barbara Felizitas Veit-Mayall. Retrieved December 27, 2017 .
- ↑ On the occasion of the death of Barbara Veit Lesereisen ( memento from August 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), ARD-alpha 2001
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mayall, Felicitas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Veit-Mayall, Barbara Felizitas (real name); Veit, Barbara |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 2016 |