Jörg Steinleitner

Jörg Steinleitner at a reading at the Grainau Literature Festival 2016

Jörg Steinleitner (born April 28, 1971 in Immenstadt im Allgäu ) is a German writer, journalist and lawyer. He writes (also under the pseudonym Felix Tanner) short stories, novels and columns. Since 2020 he has been mayor of the municipality of Riegsee in southern Upper Bavaria .

Life

At the age of four, Steinleitner moved with his parents from Stiefenhofen to Paris , where he attended the French kindergarten and the German school in Paris. In 1980 the family returned to Weiler im Allgäu . Steinleitner attended the Lindenberg high school and graduated in 1990 with the Abitur. He did his military service in the Navy , where he was used on a frigate at the time of the Gulf War . Steinleitner started writing at the age of 14 when his father died. "His early death shaped me, otherwise my life would have been different," the Süddeutsche Zeitung quotes the author in a portrait on the occasion of his writer's anniversary "20 books in 20 years".

Steinleitner studied German and history in Munich for teaching at grammar schools and law in Augsburg and Munich. He also graduated from the journalism school at Danube University Krems near Vienna and worked in various professions, as a construction worker, dairy farmer , tennis trainer and radio host. In 1998 Steinleitner published his first novel 205,293 characters together with Matthias Edlinger , which was initially published by Lagrev-Verlag and then a year later by Kiepenheuer & Witsch . Critics cited this novel partly because of its portrayal of the dominance of brands in the 1990s and its style because of pop literature . Because of the combination chosen by Edlinger and Steinleitner of “easily consumable literary road movie in the main text” and the inclusion of the “historical-cultural dimension in the form of headlines from the 90s in a continuous footer”, the work is also assigned to the new archivists.

With his other works Steinleitner moved away from these literary roots. In 2001 the travel story Sevastopol Sekond Hend was published , in 2004 the novel Hirschfänger (co-author: Edlinger), a kind of modern homeland novel , combined with elements of the detective novel . In 2007 Steinleitner published the documentary thriller The Augustin Stiller case . In the course of researching this book, Steinleitner also solved the real criminal case, documented in the SZ magazine on which it is based. Steinleitner attaches great importance to the conception of his readings. He presents his crime story Tegernseer Seilschaften (2nd place in the election for the crime audience award of the German book trade “Mimi”) together with the actress Victoria Mayer and the film composer and musician Helmut Sinz . Its sound arrangements using “adventurous tools” such as razors or balloons and instruments such as accordion or kalimba make the readings surprising listening experiences. The Anne-Loop thrillers are set on the Tegernsee. The author's family comes from Tegernsee, one of his ancestors was the captain of a Tegernsee ship. Steinleitner is a member of the syndicate .

From 2004 to 2009 Steinleitner was the editor-in-chief of the magazine Buchszene . From 2009 to 2015 he wrote the column "Juristen-Knigge" in the monthly magazine Life & Law. In the same magazine he was responsible for the interview series “vorDenker”. Together with Matthias Edlinger , Steinleitner publishes the edition Die Garnitur in Lagrev-Verlag, in which u. a. the books of the Munich writer and columnist Michael Sailer appear. In 2012 Steinleitner was the presenter of lieblingsautor.tv, an online television interview format in which he asked well-known writers such as Jörg Maurer and Rita Falk about their lives and work. Steinleitner has been editor-in-chief of buchszene.de and author of the “Steinleitner's Week” column since 2013.

In 2016 Steinleitner published his first children's book Juni im Blauer Land , which he wrote together with his 12-year-old daughter Jona Steinleitner . The staged readings from the book published by Arena Verlag and illustrated by Ulla Mersmeyer are framed by the father-daughter duo with accordion music, singing and a hands-on quiz. Steinleitner is the founder of the Foundation for Life and Culture e. V., which supports cultural and existential projects.

The author lives with his family in Munich and Riegsee in the Blue Land. He is the brother of DJ Yves Murasca .

politics

On March 15, 2020, Jörg Steinleitner was elected Mayor of the Riegsee municipality .

Awards

• 2019 Murnau Democracy Prize for the student art project Human Rights Banks and their Stories
• 2018 "Bayern 2 Favorit" for June and the honey thief [1]
• 2016 Audiobook of the month junior for June in the Blue Land [2]
• 2012 Silver medal in the literary competition of the Gastronomic Academy of Germany (PDF; 1.9 MB)
• 2011 2nd place in the election for the crime audience award of the German book trade MIMI

Books

• 205,293 characters . Roman (with Matthias Edlinger) (Kiepenheuer & Witsch Verlag, 1998) ISBN 3-462-02852-9 and ISBN 3-929879-07-7
• Sabrina's bosom . In: Kerstin Gleba , Rudolf Spindler: Free period. (Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 1999) ISBN 3-462-02849-9
• Deodorant . Short stories (as editor with Edlinger) (Lagrev-Verlag, 2000) ISBN 3-929879-08-5
• Sevastopol Second Hend. Unobjective observations on high-heeled women, vodka and tartars . Travel story (Lagrev-Verlag, 2001) ISBN 3-929879-04-2
• The trainee lawyer . Columns (Hemmer / Wüst Verlag 2003) ISBN 3-89634-390-4
• Summer meadow dream . Short stories (as editor with Gerd Fennefrohn) (Lagrev-Verlag, 2004) ISBN 3-929879-28-X
• Deer catcher . Roman (with Edlinger) (Lagrev-Verlag, 2004) ISBN 3-929879-09-3
• The lawyer . Columns (Hemmer / Wüst Verlag, 2006) ISBN 3-89634-650-4
• The Augustin Stiller case . Documentary thriller with afterword by Friedrich Ani (Lagrev-Verlag, 2007) ISBN 978-3-929879-03-2
• Boxer short stories . Short stories (as editor with Gerd Fennefrohn) (Lagrev-Verlag, 2008) ISBN 978-3-929879-72-8
• The lawyer . Columns (Hemmer / Wüst, 2009) ISBN 978-3-89634-944-6
• Tegernsee rope teams. A case for Anne Loop . Detective novel (Piper Verlag, 2010) ISBN 978-3-492-25787-9
• Paradise . Short thriller, in: Sabine Thomas : Tod am Starnberger See (Gmeiner Verlag, 2010) ISBN 978-3-8392-1103-8
• Wildenwart funeral feast . Short thriller, in: Jobst Schlennstedt : Mörderischer Chiemgau (Pendragon Verlag, 2011) ISBN 978-3-86532-252-4
• The day Ming Maier asked for sushi . Short thriller, in: Tessa Korber : Fiese Morde in der Provinz (Ars Vivendi Verlag, 2011) ISBN 978-3-86913-059-0
• Killer angle. A case for Anne Loop . Short thriller, in: Sabine Thomas : Tod am Tegernsee (Gmeiner Verlag, 2011) ISBN 978-3-8392-1195-3
• iKill. Canned Murder . Short thriller (Ars Vivendi Verlag, 2012) EAN 4250364112604
• Twisted. A case for Anne Loop . Detective novel (Piper Verlag, 2012) ISBN 978-3-492-27293-3
• Home on your plate . Culinary adventure book with recipes (Tre Torri Verlag, 2012) ISBN 978-3-941641-11-2
• Robber dachi. A case for Anne Loop . Detective novel (Piper Verlag, 2013) ISBN 978-3-492-30241-8
• Measuring the white sausage. A cultural survival training for visitors to Bavaria . Essay in: Moritz Freiherr Knigge , Jörg Steinleitner u. a .: The art of polite travel (mvg Verlag, 2013) ISBN 978-3-86882-463-6
• The death of the penguin . Short thriller in: Petra Nacke , Friedrich Ani u. a .: Leiche sucht Author (Ars Vivendi Verlag, 2013) ISBN 978-3-86913-275-4
• Grand Marnier is also possible . Short story in: Gisa Pauly : Schöne Bescherung (Piper Verlag, 2013) ISBN 978-3-492-30423-8
• Deer kiss. A case for Anne Loop . Detective novel (Piper Verlag, 2014) ISBN 978-3-492-30242-5
• Maibock. A case for Anne Loop . Detective novel (Piper Verlag, 2015) ISBN 978-3-492-30607-2
• June in the Blue Land . Children's book (with Jona Lilla Steinleitner) (Arena Verlag, 2016) ISBN 978-3-401-60150-2
• The Illuminati from Lüdenscheid . Short thriller in: HP Karr, Herbert Knorr , Sigrun Krauß: Glaube.Liebe.Leichenschau. Mord am Hellweg VIII (Grafit Verlag, 2016) ISBN 978-3-89425-474-2
• Ambach - The auction / The dancer . Volumes 1 and 2 of the 6-part crime series (with Matthias Edlinger) (Piper Verlag, 2017) ISBN 978-3-492-31032-1
• Ambach - The Deadline / The Strandmächen . Volumes 3 and 4 of the 6-part crime series (with Matthias Edlinger) (Piper Verlag, 2017) ISBN 978-3-492-31033-8
• Ambach - The Suite / The Trap . Volumes 5 and 6 of the 6-part crime series (with Matthias Edlinger) (Piper Verlag, 2017) ISBN 978-3-492-31034-5
• Will you send me a photo of her . Short story in: Hape Kerkeling , Gisa Pauly , Bruno Jonas , Kai Strittmatter , Georg M. Oswald , Manuel Andrack , Su Turhan , Andreas Altmann u. a .: We have a choice. Why we should stand up for our freedom right now (Piper Verlag, 2017) ISBN 978-3-492-05881-0
• June and the honey thief . Children's book (with Jona Lilla Steinleitner) (Arena Verlag, 2018) ISBN 978-3-401-60298-1
• Bloody confession. The LKA President determined . Detective novel (Piper Verlag, 2018) ISBN 978-3-492-31135-9
• I'm only human too . Human rights short stories by schoolchildren (as editor with Silke Engel) (2018), without publisher
• Death in the sunset. The LKA President determined . Detective novel (Piper Verlag, 2019) ISBN 978-3-492-31433-6
• The barefoot gang and the stolen grandma . Children's thriller (Illustration: Daniela Kohl ) (Arena Verlag, 2020) ISBN 978-3-401-60475-6
• Wellies yoga . Roman (as Felix Tanner) (Piper Verlag, 2020) ISBN 978-3-492-31564-7

Audio books

• Sevastopol Second Hend . Audiobook (2002) ISBN 3-929879-50-6
• Twisted. A case for Anne Loop . Audiobook (2013) ISBN 978-3-942748-37-7
• Robber dachi. A case for Anne Loop . Audiobook (2013) ISBN 978-3-942748-38-4
• Killer angle . Short thriller on: Jörg Maurer , Andreas Föhr , Oliver Pötzsch u. a .: Holy anger . Audiobook (2013) ISBN 978-3-86804-333-4
• Deer kiss. A case for Anne Loop . Audiobook (2014) ISBN 978-3-942748-50-6
• Maibock. A case for Anne Loop . Audiobook (2015) ISBN 978-3-942748-66-7
• June in the Blue Land . Children's audio book (with Jona Lilla Steinleitner) (2016) ISBN 978-3-401-24026-8
• Ambach - The auction / The dancer . Audiobook (with Matthias Edlinger, spoken by Alexander Duda ) (2017) ISBN 978-3-95639-234-4
• Ambach - The Deadline / The Beach Girl . Audiobook (with Matthias Edlinger, spoken by Alexander Duda ) (2017) ISBN 978-3-95639-236-8
• Ambach - The trap / The suite . Audiobook (with Matthias Edlinger, spoken by Alexander Duda ) (2017) ISBN 978-3-95639-238-2
• Bloody confession - The LKA president is investigating . Audiobook, spoken by Hans Jürgen Stockerl (2018) ISBN 978-3-95639-367-9
• The barefoot gang and the stolen grandma . Children's audio book (illustration: Daniela Kohl), spoken by Karl Menrad (2020) ISBN 978-3-8337-4149-4

Radio features

• The phenomenon of waiting at the supermarket checkout line (with Simone Schriefer), ORF 2006
• Unpacking Freud's couch (with Christian Moser (comic artist) , Simone Schriefer), ORF 2006
• Lovesickness (with Simone Schriefer), ORF 2007

Web links

• Literature by and about Jörg Steinleitner in the catalog of the German National Library
• http://www.steinleitner.com/ - Official website
• Website on Steinleitner's children's books
• Steinleitner as the author of Tegernsee homeland thrillers, Süddeutsche Zeitung
• Review "June in the Blue Land" in the Süddeutscher Zeitung
• Review "June and the honey thief in BOOK SCENE
• Author page for Steinleitner & Edlinger and their crime series "Ambach"
• Author page at the magazine of the Süddeutsche Zeitung
• Steinleitner as a guest on "Mensch, Theile!", Bayern 3, Podcast
• Review of the "Ambach" premiere on Bavarian television, podcast
• Review of "Bloody Confession" in BOOK SCENE
• Film trailer "Bloody Confession" with original images from LKA
• Reading review of the Süddeutsche Zeitung on the "crime show Bloody Confession"
• Interview with Jörg Steinleitner about "Death in the Sunset"
• Interview with Jörg Steinleitner about "The barefoot gang and the stolen grandma"
• Portrait in Süddeutsche Zeitung on the occasion of the writer's 20th anniversary

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung of November 30th / November 1st. December 2019, page 80
2. ^ Moritz Bassler: Der deutsche Pop-Roman , CH Beck, Munich 2005, p. 202
3. ^ Spiegel Online
4. ↑ SZ magazine
5. ↑ Leipzig Book Fair  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ Der Westallgäuer ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ Miesbacher Merkur
8. ↑ Tegernsee Voice ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
9. ↑ Syndicate author's page ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
10. ↑ See www.lieblingsautor.tv
11. ↑ Steinleitner's week on buchszene.de ( memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
12. ↑ http://www.leipziger-buchmesse.de/ll/veranstaltungen/15851
13. ↑ Murnauer Tagblatt, September 14, 2016 and www.stiftung-luk.de
14. ↑ Three years of Déepalma Records: 35-fold music frenzy. In: tz.de , March 26, 2016.
15. ↑ https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/riegsee- ready-fuers-neue-amt- 1.4859452
16. ↑ Murnauer Tagblatt of December 4, 2019, page 8
17. ↑ Crime. Magazin für Wort & Totschlag, 2011 edition, page 19
18. ^ BR Abendschau Süd, September 17, 2018