Jan Cornelius (writer)
Jan Cornelius (born February 24, 1950 in Reșița , People's Republic of Romania ) is a Romanian-German writer and publicist .
Life
Cornelius studied Romance studies in Timișoara , worked in Romania as a high school teacher and has lived in Düsseldorf since 1977 . He studied French and English and also worked as a teacher in Duisburg and Düsseldorf. Jan Cornelius writes humorous-satirical prose , poems, children's books and cabaret texts. He works for satirical magazines ( Eulenspiegel , Nebelspalter ) and writes satires , glosses and radio plays for various radio stations, especially for WDR .
Humorous books
- The given driver's license. A crazy driver's book , 1987
- Balthazar. Adults never get it , 1988
- You can do it with your left! Survival in everyday stress , 1990
- Merry Europe - A Reading Tour (with Klaus Waller ), 1990
- Pack the suitcases, darling! A crazy travel book , 1993
- The wheel change and other disasters , 2003
- Saints and hypocrites. Totally secular satires , 2006
- About Google, God and the world. Satirical Forays , 2011
- Fool's Piece or The Interpreter's Wonder While Looking At The World , 2013
Children's books
- A cowboy named Balthasar , 1990
- Hanna and Hugo run away , 1992
- Aunt Mathilde makes stories , 1993
- My cousin Sabine , 1996
- My cousin Sabine and the hamster Halli-Galli , 1997
- Benjamin the sorcerer's apprentice (with Erich Rauschenbach ), 2000
- Benjamin and his dog Uncle (with Erich Rauschenbach), 2000
- Karli Kaktus , 2002
Prizes and awards
- First prize in the NRW authors' competition
- Scholarship from the Minister of Education in North Rhine-Westphalia
- List of recommendations from the Austrian Minister of Education
- List of recommendations from the Bavarian Teachers' Association
- Scholarship from the city of Düsseldorf for the Artists Village Schöppingen Foundation
- Award for the best story "Grand Prix Eulovision" from Eulenspiegel magazine 2003
Individual evidence
- ^ Literary portraits . 163 authors from North Rhine-Westphalia, 1991
Web links
- Literature by and about Jan Cornelius in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website by Jan Cornelius
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cornelius, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reșița , People's Republic of Romania |