Klaus Humann

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Klaus Humann (born June 7, 1950 in Bergen ) is a German publisher , author and editor .

Life

After graduating from high school, Klaus Humann did an apprenticeship as a bookseller at Rowohlt Verlag . After various jobs, he returned there in 1974 as a lecturer for political non-fiction ( Rowohlt Aktuell ) and as editor of music books ( Rock Session ). From 1986 to 1991 he was a freelance editor and literary agent . In 1991 Humann switched to Luchterhand Literaturverlag , where he worked as a lecturer for the Luchterhand Collection. In 1993 he went to S. Fischer Verlag , where he developed the children's paperback program Fischer Schatzinsel . 1997 Humann became publisher of the Hamburg Carlsen Verlag . Under his leadership, the publishing house has achieved great success, including as the German publisher of the Harry Potter series by Joanne K. Rowling and the Bis (s) series by Stephenie Meyer . In April 2012, Humann left Carlsen Verlag and founded Aladin-Verlag , based in Hamburg, which has been publishing a picture and children's book program comprising around 40 titles a year since spring 2013. In March 2018, the Bonnier Germany publishing group announced that Humann will be retiring at the end of 2018.

Trivia

Humann is married to the cultural manager Mónica Hahn-Humann, the couple have two sons. Humann is a passionate tennis player.

Awards

Publications

  • with Jörg Gülden : Rock Session 1st magazine of popular music . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1977. ISBN 3-499-17086-8 .
  • with Jörg Gülden: Rock Session 2nd magazine of popular music . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1978. ISBN 3-499-17156-2 .
  • as editor: Football and Torture. Argentina '78 . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1978. ISBN 3-499-14356-9 .
  • with Carl-Ludwig Reichert : Rock Session 3rd magazine of popular music . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1979. ISBN 3-499-17270-4 .
  • with Carl-Ludwig Reichert: Rock Session 4th magazine of popular music . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1980. ISBN 3-499-17358-1 .
  • as editor: With hammer and saw: Strauss and his caricatures . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1980. ISBN 3-499-14641-X .
  • with Walter Hartmann and Carl-Ludwig Reichert: Rock Session 5th magazine of popular music. John Lennon (1940-1980) . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1981.
  • with Carl-Ludwig Reichert: EuroRock. Countries and scenes. An overview . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1981. ISBN 3-499-17460-X .
  • with Klaus Frederking: Rock Session 7. The magazine of popular music. Subject: Black Music . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1983. ISBN 3-499-17687-4 .
  • as editor: The Rowohlt Reading Book of Rock Music . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1984. ISBN 3-499-15213-4 .
  • as editor: Welt aktuell '86 - The other yearbook . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1985. ISBN 3-499-15637-7 .
  • with Ingke Brodersen and Susanne von Paczensky : 1933: How the Germans helped Hitler to power. A reading book for democrats . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1986. ISBN 3-499-15118-9 .
  • as editor: terre des hommes. Help for children in need. From acting in contradiction . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1987. ISBN 3-498-03318-2 .
  • We are the money. How the West Germans buy up the GDR . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1990. ISBN 3-499-12925-6 .
  • as editor: The Anti-AIDS Book. After the Formula One show . Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 1990. ISBN 3-596-27604-7 .
  • with Jürgen Schadeberg : Drum. The fifties. Images from South Africa . Rogner & Bernhard at two thousand and one, 1991.
  • as editor: "I think of Germany ...": People talk about their hopes and fears . Luchterhand, Hamburg 1991. ISBN 3-630-71007-7 .
  • Scold English. Insults, curses, dirty things . Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 1991. ISBN 3-8218-1968-5 .
  • French scold. Insults, curses, dirty things . Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 1991. ISBN 3-8218-1969-3 .
  • Scold Italian. Insults, curses, dirty things . Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 1991. ISBN 3-8218-1970-7 .
  • Scold Spanish. Insults, curses, dirty things . Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 1991. ISBN 3-8218-1971-5 .
  • Vows of love English. Compliments, endearing words, flattery . Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 1991. ISBN 3-8218-2034-9 .
  • French vows of love. Compliments, endearing words, flattery . Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 1991. ISBN 3-8218-2035-7 .
  • Italian vows of love. Compliments, endearing words, flattery . Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 1991. ISBN 3-8218-2036-5 .
  • Vows of love Spanish. Compliments, endearing words, flattery . Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 1991. ISBN 3-8218-2037-3 .
  • with Woody Allen : Allen for everyone. His best stories . Luchterhand, Hamburg 1992. ISBN 3-630-71053-0 .
  • as editor: Silence is to blame. A reading book by the publishing initiative against violence and xenophobia . Piper, Munich 1993. ISBN 3-492-04000-4 .
  • Walk on the Wild Side. Rock stories . Luchterhand, Hamburg 1993. ISBN 3-630-71137-5 .
  • as editor: Night drive: modern German short stories . Serpent's Tail, London 1996. ISBN 1-85242-210-6 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See Aladin publisher Klaus Humann retires, report in Buchreport.de, March 19, 2018, accessed April 1, 2018 The Aladin Verlag is part of the Bonnier Group.
personal data
SURNAME Humann, Klaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German publisher
DATE OF BIRTH June 7, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Celle