James Hamilton-Paterson
James Hamilton-Paterson (born November 6, 1941 in London , England) is an English writer , journalist and poet .
Life
Hamilton-Paterson attended the schools at Windlesham House in Sussex , Bickley Hall in Kent and the King's School in Canterbury before going on to study at Exeter College , Oxford .
From 1966 to 1968, Hamilton-Paterson worked as a nurse at the former St. Stephen's Hospital in Chelsea , London. From 1969 he was a reporter for the New Statesman , and from 1974 he worked for the women's magazine Nova . He lived intermittently for many years in the Philippines , where he is known as a commentator in newspapers and magazines. Two of his books, Ghosts of Manila and America's Boy , deal with this country and its political representatives. B. the married couple Ferdinand Marcos and Imelda Marcos .
From 2000 to 2002 he was a science columnist for Das Magazin in Zurich before taking on the same role for Die Weltwoche . After a stay in Italy, Hamilton-Paterson lives today (2011) in Austria.
Volumes of poetry
- Option Three, 1974.
- Dutch Alps, 1984.
Children's books
- Flight Underground , 1969.
- The House in the Waves , 1970.
- Hostage , 1978.
Publications in German (extract)
- Secret passage between the tunnels. Engelbert-Verlag, Balve (Westf.) 1972, ISBN 3-536-00989-1 ; Children's book
- Seascapes: the sea and its shores. Goldmann, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-442-72157-1
- Water features. Goldmann, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-442-72298-5
- Gerontius' dream: Roman , Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-608-93507-X
- Three miles deep: Roman. Goldmann, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-442-72575-5
- Night bloom: Roman. translated by Ebba D. Drolshagen ; Insel Verlag, Frankfurt / Leipzig 2002, ISBN 3-458-17126-6 . Original title: Griefwork .
- Jay Jay : A novel. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-608-93266-6 .
- Cooking with Fernet Branca : Roman, JG Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachhaben GmbH, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 978-3-442-73565-5 .
- Single-arm sailing with Millie : Roman, Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-608-93662-9 .
- From the sea: About the romance of sunsets, the mystique of green lightning and the dark side of dolphins. translated by Thomas Bodmer ; Mareverlag, Hamburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-86648-119-0 .
- Saint of the Ruins: Roman. Goldmann, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-442-74059-8 .
Publications in English
- Marked for Death: The First War in the Air . 2015.
Web links
- Official website of James Hamilton-Paterson
- Literature by and about James Hamilton-Paterson in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hamilton-Paterson, James |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English writer and poet |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1941 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London |