Jens Bisky

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Jens Bisky at the Leipzig Book Fair 2012

Jens Bisky (born August 13, 1966 in Leipzig ) is a German journalist and book author .

Life

Jens Bisky is the eldest son of the politician Lothar Bisky ; a younger brother is the painter Norbert Bisky . After graduating from high school “ Immanuel Kant ” in Berlin , Bisky performed voluntarily extended military service as a temporary officer in the National People's Army from 1985 , which he finished as a lieutenant . He then worked at the youth radio station DT64 in Berlin in 1989/1990 .

Then Bisky completed a degree in cultural studies and German studies , which he completed with a Magister Artium . He then did his doctorate in art history with a thesis on classicist and romantic architectural aesthetics. Bisky is a senior editor in the features section of the Süddeutsche Zeitung and a member of the PEN Center Germany .

Awards

Publications

  • The poetry of architecture - architectural aesthetics from Winckelmann to Boisseree. Weimar 2000, ISBN 3-74001-119-X .
  • Born on August 13th - Socialism and me. Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-87134-507-5 .
  • The German question - why unity endangers our country. Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-87134-526-1 .
  • Kleist. A biography. Rowohlt Berlin, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-87134-515-9 .
  • Our King: Frederick the Great and His Time - a reader. Rowohlt Berlin, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-87134-721-4 .
  • Jens Bisky, Torsten Buß and Enrico Lübbe (eds.): You don't know what the future will bring. The expert talks on "The Protectors / Those Protected". Theater der Zeit, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-95749-080-3 .
  • Berlin. Biography of a great city. Rowohlt Berlin, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-87134-814-3 .

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SURNAME Bisky, Jens
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 13, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig