Marc Fischer (journalist)
Marc Fischer (born April 23, 1970 in Hamburg ; † April 2, 2011 in Berlin ) was a German journalist and book author.
life and work
Fischer wrote reports for Tempo , Der Spiegel , den stern , the now magazine of the Süddeutsche Zeitung , the Bild am Sonntag , the Swiss magazine Faces and the German edition of the Vanity Fair . He was also active from 2005 to 2010 under the pseudonym Returner as a copywriter, co-copywriter and singer for the band Torpedo Boyz . In 2011 he committed suicide at the age of 40.
Because of his work for the magazine Tempo , he was considered a pioneer of pop journalism in the 1990s, in which the reporting journalist appeared as the acting subject in his own article, but no longer only published in specialist magazines. An interview with the Icelandic singer Björk in 1995 , with whom he climbed onto a roof, was seen as defining the style.
Der Spiegel paid tribute to Fischer: "Inspired by the New Journalism of a Gay Talese, Fischer rose to star in the mid-nineties with the monthly magazine" Tempo "at a very young age. After that, he could have chosen a desk from the established media, but he continued to roam the remote ones Corners of the world, always on the hunt for stories, driven by a longing for a broken beauty that was more important to him than a regular monthly salary. "
The book Hobalala - In Search of João Gilberto , which Fischer wrote about his project to find the reclusive Brazilian bossa nova musician João Gilberto , was published posthumously . Director Georges Gachot filmed this search in 2018 under the title Where are you, João Gilberto?
Publications (selection)
- Kind of idol. Roman , Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne 2001, ISBN 3-462-02992-4
- Hunter. Roman , Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne 2002, ISBN 3-462-03155-4
- Questions that we should ask our parents (while they are still there) , Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 2010, ISBN 978-3-8218-6126-5
- Hobalala - In search of João Gilberto , Rogner & Bernhard, Berlin / Zweiausendeins 2011. ISBN 978-3-8077-1072-3 . Also Suhrkamp, Berlin 2012. ISBN 978-3-518-46375-8
- Forever sexy - The NEXUS texts , In other words, Zurich 2011. ISBN 978-3-033-03138-8
- The thing with the self. Reportages, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne 2012. ISBN 978-3-462-04426-3
Representations and obituaries
- Peter Lau: How did Marc Fischer die? In: brand eins. Issue 2/2012, pp. 152–162
- Sebastian Hammelehle: The boy with the hat . Spiegel online, April 6, 2011
- Gerrit Bartels: Pop novels with dark madness . Time online, April 6, 2011
- Andreas Rosenfelder: About the only true longing . Welt online, April 6, 2011
- Dirk Peitz: The music is over . Süddeutsche.de, April 6, 2011
- Oliver Gehrs: As alive as no other and now simply dead: Punkmarc. Dummy blog, April 8, 2011
- David Woodard : To Elegy for Marc Fischer . 032c.com , April 13, 2011
- Sarah Paulus: Fischerwelten - The public life of a rental reporter , March 13, 2013
Web links
- Literature by and about Marc Fischer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Interview with Marc Fischer , Christoph Koch's blog
- Talk show appearance with Frank Plasberg in December 2010
- Short biography and reviews of works by Marc Fischer at perlentaucher.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marc Fischer: My beautiful, dead dream of the pop star. In: Musikexpress , June 2010
- ↑ Peter Lau: How did Marc Fischer die? In: brand eins. Issue 2/2012, pp. 152–162
- ↑ Without author, Marc Fischer. Obituary in the category "Died", Der Spiegel 15/2011 from April 11, 2011, accessed on November 22, 2018
- ^ Film homepage, accessed on November 22, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fischer, Marc |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and book author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 2, 2011 |
| Place of death | Berlin |