Maren Gottschalk
Maren Gottschalk (* 1962 in Leverkusen ) is a German author , historian and journalist .
life and work
After graduating from high school , Gottschalk studied history and politics in Munich. She did her doctorate at the Ludwig Maximilians University on the subject of medieval historiography. Since 1991 she has been working as a freelancer for Westdeutscher Rundfunk . There she writes and speaks for the show ZeitZeichen and Stichtag, among other things . As an author, she has so far devoted herself to the biographies of famous personalities. Her first novel was published in February 2010.
Maren Gottschalk lives in Leverkusen .
Works
- Factory Man. The life story of Andy Warhol (2015)
- Enough. Now I'm going to do something. The life story of Sophie Scholl (2012)
- The symmetry of love. Roman (February 2010)
- The colors of my soul. The life story of Frida Kahlo (2009)
- Beyond Bullerbü. Astrid Lindgren's life story (Hardcover 2006, paperback 2009)
- Queens. Five women rulers and their life stories (2008)
- The dawn of our freedom. The Life Story of Nelson Mandela (Hardcover 2002, Paperback 2007)
- Life is on fire. The life story of Pablo Neruda (2003)
- The sharpened eye. Seven female journalists and their life stories (2001)
Web links
- Literature by and about Maren Gottschalk in the catalog of the German National Library
- official homepage
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gottschalk, Maren |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author, historian and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leverkusen |