Manfred Theisen

Manfred Theisen (* 1962 in Cologne ) is a German author .

Life

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Theisen studied German , English and politics and spent two years doing research for the German Ministry of the Interior in the Soviet Union . He founded a development aid association in Ethiopia . Theisen worked as an editor and headed a newspaper office in Cologne before he became a writer . Manfred Theisen has received grants (including research for his novel Checkpoint Jerusalem in the Palestinian Territories ) and prizes for his work.

Theisen has four children and lives in Cologne. Since 2006, in addition to his readings, he has also been working with children and young people in writing workshops using the method of "media writing" he developed.

honors and awards

• 2014 Saarland Children's and Young People's Book Prize for Nerd Forever - I think the ball hits me
• 2009 Struwwelpippi residence for children's and young adult books in Echternach (Luxembourg).

Works

Stumbling block over the protagonist of the 2009 novel

• Rainy season. Elefanten Press, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-88520-608-0 .
• Racing fever. Elefanten Press, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-88520-694-3 .
• Jungle in your head. Elefanten Press, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-88520-742-7 .
• Checkpoint Jerusalem . Carl Bertelsmann youth book cbj, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-570-30249-0 .
• Amok. The story of a rampage. cbj, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-570-30175-3 .
• Wanted: Anne Bonny, pirate. cbt, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-570-30373-3 .
• The king of the world. Great moments in history. cbj, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-570-12929-6 .
• Fear every day. cbt, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-570-30363-4 .
• with Christoph Wortberg : The spirit of books. List, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-471-78948-3 .
• Wanderlust. cbt, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-570-30405-1 .
• The gang. cbt, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-570-30458-7 .
• The little astronaut. Sauerländer, Düsseldorf 2008, ISBN 978-3-7941-6099-0 .
• Ontika. The legacy of the dragon. Boje, Cologne 2009, ISBN 978-3-414-82125-6 .
• Adele Kurzweil's suitcase. Sauerländer, Düsseldorf 2009, ISBN 978-3-7941-8089-9 .
• Without flaws or flaws. cbj, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-570-40029-6 .
• Watching you. Sauerländer, Mannheim 2011, ISBN 978-3-7941-8099-8 .
• Date Me If You Can. Sauerländer, Düsseldorf 2012, ISBN 978-3-411-81101-4 .
• Wake up.Boye, Cologne 2012, ISBN 978-3-414-82330-4 .
• Nerd forever.

1. In the stranglehold of the school. cbj, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-570-22393-2 .
2. Nerd forever - I think the ball hits me. Cbj, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-570-15790-9 .
3. Nerd forever - school trip to hell . cbt, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-570-31045-8 .

• Because it never stops. cbt, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-570-30902-5 .
• Monster land. A ghost on the run. cbt, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-570-16322-1 .
  • Monster land. The horror meeting. cbt, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-570-16323-8 .
• Checkpoint Jerusalem, A Love in the Time of Terror. New revised Version, with afterword by the author. cbt, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-570-31107-3 .
• Checkpoint Europe. Escape to a new life. cbt, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-570-31076-2 .
• You should be afraid. cbt, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-570-31154-7 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Manfred Theisen in the catalog of the German National Library
• Author's website
• “Empathy is what makes democracy possible”. Interview with Manfred Theisen, Federal Agency for Civic Education , May 29, 2012

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.saarland.de/123817.htm
2. ↑ http://struwwelpippi.literaturarchiv.lu/pages/bisherige-preistraeger/manfred-theisen.php