Monika Feth

Monika Feth (2013)

Monika Feth (born June 8, 1951 in Hagen ) is a German journalist and writer. The author is versatile. In addition to adult literature, she also wrote picture and reading books as well as books for children and young people. Her works have been translated into over twenty languages ​​to date.

Life

Monika Feth was born in Hagen in 1951 and attended a monastery school there. After school, he studied German and English at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn . Then she worked as a journalist. She wrote for newspapers, anthologies and for the radio. Today she lives as a freelance author in Nörvenich , a village in the Voreifel.

Create

Monika Feth's writing career began in 1980 with the book Examen . It came about as a reaction to the suicide of a college friend who could not withstand the pressure to perform during the exam. She has written picture books and reading books, books for children and young people as well as novels and, since 2003, crime novels. So far her works have been published in 24 languages, including a. Translated into Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Catalan, Greek, Korean and Slovenian. Your thrillers have been published as audio books by GoyaLiT. Some of her books have also been made into films, such as The Blue and the Gray Days , Feindliche Verwaltung and, for the broadcast with the mouse, the picture books The Painter, the City and the Sea , The Shield Cleaner and The Thought Collector .

The author's themes are timeless. In everyday life, she is inspired by “every little piece of information, every picture, every sound, every taste and every mood.” The writer also dares to tackle problematic topics in children's and young people's books because children are confronted with them. She addresses z. For example, broken families in No Father for the Weekend , Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease in The Blue and Gray Days and Actually Aunt Lynn is Princess or Dealing with Death in Fee . Your solutions are realistic and want to help you cope with the problems mentioned. Monika Feth's thrillers describe complex topics such as incest, multiple personality disorder, stalking or manipulation. It is not primarily about the ostensible question of the perpetrator, but about why an act was committed. The author places the triggering moment for shifting the balance between a person's good and bad dispositions at the center of her works.

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picture books

• The thought collector . Hoch, Düsseldorf 1986, ISBN 3-7779-0390-6
• The sign cleaner . Patmos, Düsseldorf 1995, ISBN 3-491-37310-7
• The painter, the city and the sea . Patmos, Düsseldorf 1996, ISBN 3-491-37332-8
• When the colors were banned . Patmos, Düsseldorf 1997, ISBN 3-491-37377-8
• Grandpa, I can tame bumblebees . Sauerländer, Düsseldorf 2007, ISBN 978-3-7941-6050-1
• The little thought . Boje, Cologne 2008, ISBN 978-3-414-82088-4
• Aunt Lynn is actually a princess . Sauerländer, Mannheim 2010, ISBN 978-3-7941-5219-3

Children's and reading books

• The way through the pictures . Sauerländer, Aarau 1992, ISBN 3-7941-3482-6
• No father for the weekend . Patmos, Düsseldorf 1993, ISBN 3-491-37269-0
• Corn poppy and pistachio ice cream . Patmos, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-491-37287-9
• Chickenpox Day and other stories from my sister Kathi . Patmos, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-491-38037-5
• With braces and freckles . Patmos, Düsseldorf 1995, ISBN 3-491-37313-1
• Christmas is just around the corner . Patmos, Düsseldorf 1995, ISBN 3-491-37324-7 / sound carrier: Patmos Düsseldorf 1997, ISBN 3-491-22283-4 / e-book: Random House, Munich 2002, ISBN 978-3-641-11949-2
• Out of order . Elefanten Press, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-88520-606-4
• Fire, water, hurricane . Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1997, ISBN 3-499-20897-0
• Reading Pirate Christmas Stories . Loewe, Bindlach 2000, ISBN 3-7855-3697-6
• Marie can do everything . Bertelsmann, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-570-12480-0
• My sister Kathi . Omnibus, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-570-21248-3
• My little sister and other disasters . cbj, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-570-13380-4 / sound carrier: Random House Audio, Cologne 2008, ISBN 978-2-01-201328-5

Youth books

• Exams . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1980, ISBN 3-499-14569-3
• Everywhere everyday . Verlag der Handzeichen, Saarbrücken 1983, ISBN 3-88889-031-4
• The house with the window eyes . Sauerländer, Aarau 1989, ISBN 3-7941-3173-8
• And what about me? . Sauerländer, Aarau 1990, ISBN 3-7941-3295-5
• In Scotland, holes are called lochs . Patmos, Düsseldorf 1995, ISBN 3-491-37327-1
• The blue and the gray days . Bertelsmann, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-570-12407-X
• Decoy fly . Bertelsmann, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-570-12238-7
• A strong piece . Bertelsmann, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-570-12348-0
• Fee: We'll always be sisters . Bertelsmann, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-570-12477-0
• The blue girl . Bertelsmann, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-570-12636-6 / E-Book: Random House, Munich 2002, ISBN 978-3-89480-701-6
• Nele or The Second Face . Bertelsmann Jugendbuch-Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-570-30045-5 / E-Book: Random House, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-641-03436-8
• Love, love, love : tingling twice in your stomach! . With Nina George, cbt, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-570-30407-5
• Stolen heart . Omnibus, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-570-21809-9 (formerly: Decoy, fly .)
• You on the other side . cbt, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-570-30934-6

thriller

• The strawberry picker . Bertelsmann Jugendbuch-Verlag, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-570-30258-X / sound carrier: Jumbo, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-8337-1985-1 / e-book: Random House, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3- 89480-484-8
• The girl painter . cbt / cbj, Munich 2005, ISBN 978-3-570-30193-7 / sound carrier: Jumbo, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8337-2055-0 / e-book: Random House, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3 -641-02320-1
• The shard collector . cbt, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-570-30339-9 / sound carrier: Jumbo, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8337-2056-7 / e-book: Random House, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-641 -02324-9
• Devil angel . cbt, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-570-16045-9 / sound carrier: Random House Audio, Cologne 2009, ISBN 978-3-8371-0261-1 / e-book: Random House, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3 -641-03790-1
• The shadow walker . cbt, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-570-30393-1 / sound carrier: Jumbo, Hamburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-8337-2278-3 / e-book: Random House, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-641 -02583-0
• The summer catcher . cbt, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-570-30721-2 / sound carrier: Jumbo, Hamburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-8337-2740-5 , e-book: Random House, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-641 -05469-4
• Mirror shadow . cbt, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-570-16114-2 / sound carrier: Jumbo, Hamburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-8337-3013-9 / e-book: Random House, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-641 -08044-0
• The picture guardian . cbt, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-570-30852-3 / sound carrier: Jumbo, Hamburg, ISBN 978-3-8337-3138-9 / e-book: Random House, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-641- 09329-7
• The dragonfly whisperer . cbt, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-570-30957-5 .
• The July bride . cbt, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-570-30958-2 .

Awards

• 1983/84: Scholarship from the German Literature Fund eV
• 1991: ZDF's Bookworms Prize for And what about me?
• 1992: List of the seven best of the Zurich literary prize La vache qui lit with Der Weg durch die Bilder
• 1994: Shortlist of the Eulenspiegel Prize with Der Gedankensammler
• 1994: Shortlist of the Pied Piper Literature Prize with Der Gedankensammler
• 1995: Picture Book of the Month for February. Award from the German Academy for Children's and Young People's Literature in Volkach for Der Schilderputzer
• 1996: Author's grant from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia for The Blue and Gray Days
• 1997: Recommended list “ Silver Feather ” of the German Association of Women Doctors with The Blue and the Gray Days
• 2001: Recommendation lists Saarländischer Rundfunk and Radio Bremen with The Blue Girl
• 2001: Recommended list of the Catholic Children's and Young People's Book Prize for The Blue Girl
• 2004: Nomination for the Hansjörg Martin Prize with Der Erdbeerpflücker
• 2007: picture book of the month of April. Award from the German Academy for Children's and Youth Literature Volkach for Grandpa, I can count bumblebees
• 2007: List of recommendations by the lynx jury in Time with Grandpa, I can count bumblebees
• 2009: Winner of the Young Media Jury of Goya Libre for The Strawberry Picker
• 2011: Recommendation list "Silver Feather" of the German Medical Association with Actually Aunt Lynn is a princess

literature

• Mirjam Zimmermann: Which religion is good (for me)? Monika Feth's novel “The Blue Girl” in religious education . In: Religion 5–10 19 (2015), pp. 16–19.

Web links

• Literature by and about Monika Feth in the catalog of the German National Library .
• Monika Feth at Perlentaucher.
• www.monika-feth.de - Official homepage.
• www.monikafeth-thriller.de - cbt publishing website of the author.
• Interview with Monika Feth.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Feth, Monika . In: German National Library, accessed on May 26, 2015.
2. ↑ Monika Feth: The blue girl . In Paderborn University, accessed on May 27, 2015
3. ↑ Dementia a topic for young people . In: Frankenpost - Naila edition, November 17, 2015, page 15.
4. ^ Lina-Marie Ostertag, Carolin Lindow: Interview with Monika Feth . In: Blaue Seite, accessed on May 21, 2015.
5. ↑ Monika Feth . In: Literaturland Westfalen, accessed on May 26, 2015.
6. ↑ Monika Feth . In: NRW Literatur im Netz, accessed on May 27, 2015.
7. ↑ Barbara Beiner-Messing: Interview with Monika Feth . Retrieved May 21, 2015.
8. ↑ Dementia a topic for young people . In: Frankenpost - Naila edition, November 17, 2015, page 15.
9. ↑ Monika Feth . In: Literaturland Westfalen, accessed on May 26, 2015.
10. ↑ Monika Feth . In: Internet Movie Database (IMDb), accessed May 28, 2015.
11. ↑ Monika Feth . In: Internet Movie Database (IMDb), accessed May 28, 2015.
12. ↑ Monika Feth . In: NRW Literatur im Netz, accessed on May 27, 2015.
13. ↑ Barbara Beiner-Messing: Interview with Monika Feth . Retrieved May 21, 2015.
14. ↑ The author Monika Feth  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved May 26, 2015.  
15. ↑ From the dreamer to the dream job ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Literaturnetz Mittelrhein, accessed on May 28, 2015. 
16. ↑ Isabelle Grubert: Portrait . Retrieved May 21, 2015.
17. ^ Lina-Marie Ostertag, Carolin Lindow: Interview with Monika Feth . In: Blaue Seite, accessed on May 21, 2015.
18. ↑ Monika Feth . In: NRW Literatur im Netz, accessed on May 27, 2015.
19. ^ Prize of the Bookworms of the ZDF Winner . Retrieved May 26, 2015.
20. ↑ Monika Feth . In: Authors - Literaturland Westphalia, accessed on May 26, 2015.
21. ↑ Monika Feth . In: NRW Literatur im Netz, accessed on May 27, 2015.
22. ↑ Monika Feth . In: NRW Literatur im Netz, accessed on May 27, 2015.
23. ↑ Monika Feth . In: NRW Literatur im Netz, accessed on May 27, 2015.
24. ↑ Monika Feth . In: Literaturland Westfalen, accessed on May 26, 2015.
25. ↑ Monika Feth . In: NRW Literatur im Netz, accessed on May 27, 2015.
26. ↑ Monika Feth: The blue girl . In Paderborn University, accessed on May 27, 2015.
27. ↑ Monika Feth: The blue girl . In Paderborn University, accessed on May 27, 2015.
28. ↑ Monika Feth: The blue girl . In Paderborn University, accessed on May 27, 2015.
29. ↑ Archive Book of the Month ( Memento of the original from December 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: German Academy for Children's and Youth Literature e. V., accessed on May 20, 2015. 
30. ↑ Children's book recommendations . In: DIE ZEIT, accessed on May 20, 2015.
31. ↑ winning title of Young Media jury . In: Goya Libre, accessed May 30, 2015.
32. ↑ 17. Silver pen . In: Berliner Literaturkritik, accessed on May 30, 2015.