Marcus Reckewitz

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Marcus Reckewitz (* 1958 in Wuppertal ) is a German author and editor .

He also writes under the pseudonym Marc Laban .

Life

Marcus Reckewitz was born in 1958 as the son of the painter Wilfried Reckewitz (1925–1991) in Wuppertal. He studied history , political science and art history with a Magister Artium degree in Bonn and Cologne . From 1990 to 1992 he worked in Cologne in the editing department of Taschen Verlag and DuMont Buchverlag .

In 1992 he started his own business and since then has been working as a freelance author, editor for various publishers, ghostwriters and copywriters . He is best known through popular non-fiction books . He was successful with anecdotal books on culinary topics, especially the volumes From Absinth to Zabaione , which he wrote together with Hannes Bertschi . How food and drinks got their name and other curious stories (2002), champagne, truffle and tartare. New curious stories from the world of food and drink (2004) and saffron, sushi and prosecco (2007). Reckewitz also wrote books about Cologne Cathedral and the neighboring Dom Hotel . His works have been published by publishers such as Fischer , Scherz , Argon and Bertelsmann .

Reckewitz also works as a ghostwriter , according to his own information, also for personalities known from radio and television. For example, he worked on dishes with a history. 100 famous classics rediscovered (2005), one of Alfons Schuhbeck's numerous cookbooks . In addition, he works as a PR and advertising copywriter. Among other things, he wrote extensive brochures for Haribo and Lexmark .

Marcus Reckewitz is married to Martina Weihe-Reckewitz and lives in Bonn.

Fonts

  • Healthy shopping in Cologne. An orientation aid for Cologne consumers , Cologne 2001 ( ISBN 3-7616-1506-X )
  • together with Hannes Bertschi : From absinthe to zabaione. How food and drinks got their names and other curious stories , Berlin 2002 ( ISBN 3-87024-559-X )
  • together with Hannes Bertschi: champagne, truffle and tartare. New curious stories from the world of food and drinks , Berlin 2004 (several editions; currently under ISBN 978-3-596-16079-2 )
  • together with Jörn Sackermann : Der Dom. The Cologne people and their landmarks / The Cologne Cathedral , Bonn 2005 ( ISBN 3-933070-69-4 )
  • together with Hannes Bertschi: Safran, Sushi and Prosecco , Frankfurt am Main 2007 ( ISBN 978-3-502-15028-2 or ISBN 3-502-15028-1 )
  • together with Thomas Madaus : The Domhotel in Cologne , Cologne 2007 ( ISBN 978-3-7616-2052-6 or ISBN 3-7616-2052-7 )
  • When the lobster cooks, it whistles , illustrations by Olaf Schumacher , Rheda-Wiedenbrück and Gütersloh 2008
  • Seduction à la carte. Famous lovers and their recipes , Rheda-Wiedenbrück and Gütersloh 2009
  • as Marc Laban : The Little Debris of Life. Throw it away, clean up, throw off ballast - finally take a deep breath , illustrations by Olaf Schumacher, Rheda-Wiedenbrück and Gütersloh 2009

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vita on his homepage ( Memento of the original from May 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Retrieved September 26, 2009 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.reckewitz.de
  2. ↑ Self- declaration on his homepage ( Memento of the original from May 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Retrieved September 26, 2009 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.reckewitz.de
  3. ↑ Compare the information in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data
SURNAME Reckewitz, Marcus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Laban, Marc (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German author and editor
DATE OF BIRTH 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Wuppertal