Gerd Ruebenstrunk

Gerd Ruebenstrunk (2011)

Ruebenstrunk at a reading by Der Schattensammler at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2014

Gerd Ruebenstrunk , actually Hans-Gerd Rübenstrunk (born August 19, 1951 in Gelsenkirchen ) is a German writer and TV writer.

biography

After graduating from high school Andreanum in Hildesheim in 1971, he first studied German and English at the Technical University of Hanover and then German, history and economics for secondary school teaching at the Bielefeld University of Education. From 1976 to 1980 he studied psychology at the Bielefeld University . After a long break, he graduated with a diploma in 1998. His diploma thesis on the computer simulation of psychological theories of emotions is used at universities as an introductory text to the topic.

From 1984 to 1995 Ruebenstrunk initially worked as a copywriter and later as a creative director for various advertising agencies. In 1995 he developed a two-hour show for the TV station VOX to introduce Microsoft Windows 95 . He then designed the weekly computer and internet show CLICK !, which he also oversaw as editor-in-chief and which was broadcast on VOX from 1996 to 1998 and moderated by Michael Gantenberg .

From 1998 to 2000 Ruebenstrunk was chief author at Endemol in Cologne for the formats How please ?! ( RTL ) and Hidden Camera ( ZDF ). In 2001 he wrote, together with Alexander Rettig, an episode for the comedy series Alles Atze .

Gerd Ruebenstrunk lives on the Lower Rhine.

Works

• Automobile passion: Mercedes-Benz and Springer & Jacoby (together with Edwin Baaske and Michael Trautmann). Gruner + Jahr, 2002. ISBN 978-3-570-19385-3 .
• Explosion in the engine hall. Loewe Verlag, 2008. ISBN 978-3-7855-5926-0 .
• Arthur and the Forgotten Books. ArsEdition , 2009. ISBN 978-3-7607-3628-0 .
• Arthur and the Ambassador of Shadows. ArsEdition, 2010. ISBN 978-3-7607-5190-0 .
• Arthur and the city without a name. ArsEdition, 2011. ISBN 978-3-7607-6453-5 .
• Viktor Vau's dictionary. Piper Verlag , 2011. ISBN 978-3-492-70224-9 .
• Rebels of eternity. ArsEdition, 2012. ISBN 978-3-760-76539-6 .
• The last sorcerer's apprentice. ArsEdition, 2012. ISBN 978-3-760-78679-7 .
• Assassino. Bloomoon , 2013. ISBN 978-3-760-78681-0 .
• The shadow collector. Bloomoon, 2014. ISBN 978-3-845-80417-0 .
• Blood ring. Planet! , 2016. ISBN 978-3-522-50489-8 .
• Soul Hunters. Planet !, 2017. ISBN 978-3-522-50549-9 .
• Icarus or The 500 Days of Carnaro. tredition, 2019. ISBN 978-3749722402 .

Adaptations

• Easy to read: Explosion in the engine hall (together with Ben Faridi ). Cornelsen Verlag , 2009, ISBN 978-3-464-60216-4 .
• Arthur and the Forgotten Books. Audiobook, Jumbo Neue Medien & Verlag , 2010, ISBN 978-3-8337-2665-1 .
• Arthur and the Ambassador of Shadows. Audiobook, Jumbo Neue Medien & Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8337-2703-0 .
• Arthur and the city without a name. Audiobook, Jumbo Neue Medien & Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8337-2797-9 .
• Rebels of eternity. Audiobook, Jumbo Neue Medien & Verlag, 2012, ISBN 978-3-8337-2920-1 .

Translations

• Internal / external control belief. Theoretical and empirical work on the Locus of Control construct , edited by Rosemarie Mielke. Hans Huber Verlag, 1982. ISBN 978-3456811765 .
• The Racist International. On the renaissance of race theory in modern psychology , by Michael Billig. New Critique Publishing House , 1980. ISBN 978-3801501778 .

Web links

Commons : Gerd Ruebenstrunk  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Gerd Ruebenstrunk in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage of Gerd Ruebenstrunk
• Author blog by Gerd Ruebenstrunk

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Emotional Computers , diploma thesis, Bielefeld University, 1998.