Martina Kempff

Martina Kempff

Martina Kempff (born May 17, 1950 in Stuttgart ) is a German writer and translator. She mainly writes historical novels and regional thrillers from the Eifel .

life and work

After numerous changes of residence due to her father's diplomatic activities (she lived in Bonn , San Francisco , Berlin and Helsinki , among others ), she obtained her higher education entrance qualification at Schloss Plön boarding school . This was followed by a traineeship in Neumünster and working as an editor for the Berliner Blatt Der Abend and the Berliner Morgenpost . She worked as a reporter for Welt in Bonn and Bunten in Offenburg. In 2007 she made an appearance alongside Johannes Fried in an episode of Planet Wissen .

The Central Franconian Youth Literature Committee of the Education and Science Union rates Die Rebellin as recommendable.

Martina Kempff has spent most of her life abroad, mainly in Greece and the Netherlands, lived in the Eifel for seven years, which inspired her to write a series of Eifel thrillers, and now lives in the Bergisches Land .

Works

• The sutler . Historical novel. Piper, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-492-25162-4 (the story of Juliane Assenheimer and her participation in Napoleon's Russian campaign ). Completely revised new edition with attached documentation: The Sutler - With Napoleon in Russia. Ammianus Verlag, Aachen 2015, ISBN 978-3-945025-08-6 .
• The rebel from Mykonos . Historical novel. (former title: The Rebel ). Piper, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-492-24956-0 (the novel is set during the Greek War of Independence ). Completely revised new edition with attached documentation: The rebel of Mykonos - the dream of free Greece. Ammianus Verlag, Aachen 2016, ISBN 978-3-945025-42-0 .
• The shadow hunter. The life of Jakoba of Bavaria . Piper, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-492-25232-4 . Completely revised new edition with attached documentation: Die Schattenjägerin - the fate of Jakoba von Bayern. Ammianus Verlag, Aachen 2017, ISBN 978-3-945025-62-8 .
• The stubborn. Novel. Piper, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-492-24542-0 (former title: The woman who does nothing ).
• The kingmaker. Novel. Piper, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-492-24717-2 (the novel is about the mother of Charlemagne ).
• The prey woman. A novel about the last love of Charlemagne . Piper, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-492-25077-1 .
• The Guelph Empress . Historical novel. Piper, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-492-25397-0 (the novel is about Empress Judith and the legacy of Charlemagne).
• The Cathedral of the Heretic. Historical novel about the Cathars and the French Queen Blanka of Castile. Pendo, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-86612-253-6 .
• Contemplation of deadly peace. A thriller from the Eifel. Piper, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-492-05258-0 .
• Shuttle service. An Eifel thriller. Piper, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-492-25833-3 .
• Sweep for a corpse. An Eifel thriller. Piper, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-492-25834-0 .
• Bones in the garbage. Piper, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-492-30091-9 .
• The gift of the draftswoman. Novel. Pendo, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-86612-366-3 . (Charlemagne and the secret of the construction of the Aachen Cathedral)
• Conversion. An Eifel thriller. Piper, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-492-30365-1 .
• Return. An Eifel thriller. Piper, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-492-30601-0 .
• The Devil's Bride in Aachen. Meyer & Meyer, Aachen 2015, ISBN 978-3-89899-910-6 .
• Dustpan blues. An Eifel thriller. KBV-Verlag, Hillesheim 2016, ISBN 978-3-95441-317-1 .
• Conversely. An Eifel thriller. KBV-Verlag, Hillesheim 2017, ISBN 978-3-95441-386-7 .
• Knife, fork, sweeping and murder , an Eifel thriller. KBV-Verlag, Hillesheim 2019, ISBN 978-3-95441-477-2 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Martina Kempff in the catalog of the German National Library
• Page by Martina Kempff

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Marion Gerdel: New book by Martina Kempff is here . RP Online , September 21, 2013.
2. ↑ Biographical information on Martina Kempff's website.
3. ↑ Planet Knowledge - Charlemagne. In: YouTube. Retrieved December 6, 2016 . 
4. ^ Press on Martina Kempff's website.
5. ^ RP ONLINE: Reading in Radevormwald: A crime thriller foray with Martina Kempff. Retrieved November 10, 2019 .