Gerhard Staguhn

Gerhard Staguhn (born February 3, 1952 in Erding ) is a German journalist and writer .

Life

Gerhard Staguhn graduated from high school in Erding in 1971 . He studied German in Munich and religious studies in Berlin.

He has worked as a freelance author since 1985, including for Die Zeit and in particular from 1986 to 1993 for the magazine of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . He has been writing books, including youth literature , since 1990 , and is considered an author who can write in an exciting and easy-to-understand manner. His books have been translated into 11 languages.

Staguhn is married, has a son and lives in Berlin.

Works

Monographs

• The laughter of God. Man and his cosmos . Carl Hanser Verlag , 1990, ISBN 3-446-15824-3 .
• Love of animals. A one-way relationship . 1996, ISBN 3-446-18545-3 .
• The heart. A mysterious organ . 1999, ISBN 3-466-34417-4 .
• Mamma Mia Bavaria. Ten attempts on an enigmatic people of the northern Limestone Alps . Societäts-Verlag, Frankfurt 2011. ISBN 978-3-7973-1262-4 .
• At a table. Religious recipes from Jews, Christians and Muslims. Neuer Umschau Buchverlag, Neustadt aW 2012. ISBN 978-3-86528-737-3
• The penis complex. An analysis. To Klampen Verlag, Springe 2017. ISBN 978-3-86674-546-9
• And hair curls forever. To Klampen Verlag, Springe 2019. ISBN 978-3-86674-591-9

Children's books

• Why do cats always fall on their feet ... and other everyday puzzles . ISBN 978-3-446-20192-7 .
• Why does man have no fur? Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-446-20521-7
• Why do soap bubbles burst ...?
• Why are so many people afraid of spiders? And other everyday puzzles . ISBN 978-3-89353-106-6 .

Youth books

• God and the gods. The history of the great religions . ISBN 978-3-423-62259-2 .
• The hunt for the smallest building block in the world . ISBN 978-3-446-19902-6 .
• The riddles of the universe .
• The search for the blueprint of life . ISBN 978-3-423-62238-7 .
• If God is good, why is there evil in the world? Questions to religion . 2006, ISBN 978-3446207981 .
• Why people don't keep peace. A story of war . 2006, ISBN 978-3-89353-144-8 .
• Sun, wind and rain. A weather science in times of climate change . 2008, ISBN 978-3-446-20987-9 .
• Engineers build the world. A MAN technology story for young readers . 2008, ISBN 978-3-89479-459-0 .
• Why the universe is becoming more and more mysterious. The latest from the universe . 2009, ISBN 978-3-446-23423-9

Awards

• 1999: The Riddles of the Universe is nominated for the German Youth Literature Prize in the non-fiction category.
• 2002: Among the top 7 books for young readers of January is The Search for the Blueprint of Life
• 2004: The German Academy for Children's and Young People's Literature in Volkach elects Why do humans have no fur? - New everyday riddles for the youth book of the month September.
• 2005: German Record Critics' Award for the audio book "Gott und die Götter - Das Christianentum" with Friedhelm Ptok as speaker.
• August 2006: Why People Don't Keep Peace is in the Top 7 Books for Young Readers
• October 2006: If God is good, why is there evil in the world? Asking Religion is among the Top 7 Books for Young Readers
• 2008: The German Academy for Children's and Young People's Literature in Volkach selects "Sun, Wind and Rain - A Weather Science in Times of Climate Change" as its youth book of the month of April.

Web links

• Literature by and about Gerhard Staguhn in the catalog of the German National Library
• bibliography