Mark Spörrle

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Mark Spörrle (born August 18, 1967 in Flensburg ) is a German author and journalist .

Life

Spörrle is author, editor and deputy head of the service at the weekly newspaper Die Zeit , wrote the satirical column Familienglück for Zeit Online and in the Hamburg part of the time the city column Why doesn't it work? Until January 2019 he was editor of the developed by him time -Newsletters deepening of the Elbe , the working day is concerned with local issues from the Hamburg area. He is a multiple successful author. The satirical train guide " Senk ju vor träwelling - How to take the train and still arrive" (2008), which Spörrle wrote with co-author Lutz Schumacher , was on the Spiegel bestseller list for more than a year, his ironic Christmas book »But this year we don’t give each other free gifts! ”and the weird collection of short stories“ Is the stove really off? ”became long-sellers. Mark Spörrle graduated from the German School of Journalism , developed TV programs, including a format forerunner of the satirical newsreel RTL Saturday Night and worked for the magazine of the Süddeutsche Zeitung and Die Woche . He is the son of the film and television actor Günter Spörrle .

Works (selection)

  • “Is the stove really off?” Insane stories from real life. With illustrations by Sabine Völkers . Rowohlt-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Reinbek near Hamburg 2006, ISBN 3-499-33236-1 .
  • "Who Shrunk My Shirts?" New Real Life Stories. With illustrations by Sabine Völkers. Rowohlt-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Reinbek near Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-499-33253-1 .
  • “But this year we're not giving each other free gifts!” Stories of Christmas madness. With illustrations by Sabine Völkers. Rowohlt-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Reinbek near Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-499-24720-0 .
  • with Lutz Schumacher : "Senk ju vor träwelling" . How to take the train and still arrive. Herder-Verlag, ISBN 3-451-29809-0 .
  • with Lutz Schumacher: "Senk ju vor träwelling" - 2nd episode of the bestseller: New tips for surviving on the train. Herder, Freiburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-451-30121-6 .
  • with Lutz Schumacher: “How wisch ju a plessant dschörni.” Curiosities from everyday railroad life. With photographs by Bertram Walter. Herder, Freiburg Br./ Basel / Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-451-30169-8 .
  • with Kathrin Sabeth Ohl: "Normally it is tight!" Help, craftsman - a survival guide. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 2009, ISBN 978-3-451-29856-1 .
  • Away, that's my towel! Looking for the perfect vacation. Malik / Piper, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-89029-395-0 .
  • with Lutz Schumacher : Unfortunately, the connecting train can't wait. Goldmann, 2011, ISBN 978-3-442-15711-2 .
  • Does grandma get on the compost when she's dead? The best "Family Happiness Columns". Piper, 2013, ISBN 978-3-492-30345-3 .
  • Instructions for use for Deutsche Bahn. Piper, 2016, ISBN 978-3-492-27687-0 .

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personal data
SURNAME Spörrle, Mark
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German author and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH 18th August 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Flensburg