Lois Fisher-Dietzel
Lois Fisher-Dietzel (born December 9, 1940 in Hartford , Connecticut ; divorced Lois Fisher-Ruge ) is a German-American book author.
Career
Fisher studied at the elite Vassar College and subsequently entered the service of the US government. She initially served in the Peace Corps , and later on President Lyndon B. Johnson's staff . While doing research for television, she met her future husband, the German television journalist Gerd Ruge , in the mid-1960s .
When he reported as a foreign correspondent for the daily newspaper Die Welt from Beijing between 1973 and 1976 and from 1977 to 1981 for ARD from Moscow , she lived with him in China and the Soviet Union. During this time, she established diverse relationships with local people. She wrote down her experiences and impressions in several books. Everyday Life in Beijing (1981) and Everyday Life in Moscow (1984) were on the bestseller lists for years.
Even after her return to Germany and the separation from Ruge in 1986, she remained connected to the people in Russia. In 1989 she founded the association Tür zu Tür , which initiated medical help in particular for people in need in Russia.
In July 2004 she was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit with ribbon for her services to German-Russian relations and the reputation of the Federal Republic of Germany abroad .
Fisher is married to the doctor Werner Dietzel in his second marriage .
Works
- My Armenian children. 1989
- Everyday life in Beijing. A woman from the west experiences today's China , Fischer Taschenbücher, Frankfurt am Main 1981. ISBN 3-596-23061-6
- Everyday life in Moscow , Fischer pocket books, Frankfurt am Main 1984. ISBN 3-596-23070-5 ( No. 1 on the Spiegel bestseller list from January 7th to 13th, 1985 )
- Nadezhda means hope. Interior views from the Soviet Union. , Econ Verlag, Düsseldorf 1987. ISBN 3-430-12786-6
- Survive in Russia. Hoffmann and Campe 1991, ISBN 978-3455084153 .
- Freedom in Russian. most recently dtv, Munchen 1997, ISBN 978-3-423-36027-2 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Lois Fisher-Dietzel in the catalog of the German National Library
Footnotes
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fisher-Dietzel, Lois |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fisher-Ruge, Lois (first married name); Fisher, Lois (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 9, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hartford , Connecticut |