Gesa Neitzel
Gesa Neitzel (born February 14, 1987 in Hildesheim ) is a German non-fiction author, former television editor and nature conservation entrepreneur.
Life
After graduating from high school in Hildesheim, she did an internship at MTV Networks . She moved from Hildesheim to Berlin and began an internship with a Berlin television production company. She then worked as an editor for various television stations and productions such as The Voice of Germany . In 2015 she trained as a safari guide and was trained as a ranger in the Kruger National Park .
Your experience report Breakfast with Elephants was on the list of Spiegel's non-fiction bestsellers for eleven weeks in 2016/17 . The book reached positions 7 to 20. In it she describes her experiences during her course to become a ranger in the largest game reserve in South Africa . The second book was published in autumn 2019, The Wonderful Wild , a " nature writing " book about nature conservation , climate change and one's own spirituality .
Neitzel is now self-employed as a photo safari tourist guide with her South African partner. Half of the year she is in Africa, the other half in Germany.
Books
- Breakfast with elephants . Berlin: Ullstein 2016. ISBN 978-3-86493-030-0
- The Wonderful Wild . Berlin: Ullstein 2019. ISBN 978-3-96366-061-0
Web links
- Gesa Neitzel's blog: wonderfulwild.com
- Gesa Neitzel's former blog: bedouinwriter.com
- Excerpt from SPIEGEL Online
- Gesa Neitzel on Instagram
Individual evidence
- ↑ Spiegel bestseller at a glance , accessed on February 26, 2017.
- ↑ see appearance as a guest on the talk show " Markus Lanz " on October 16, 2019
- ↑ Book The Wonderful Wild “A lot suddenly becomes clear around the campfire” , Berliner Zeitung of October 8, 2019, accessed November 17, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Neitzel, Gesa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author and ex-television editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hildesheim |