Rainer Stephan

Rainer Stephan (born May 16, 1948 in Bonn ) is a German author , journalist and director.

Life

After graduating from high school in Munich in 1967, Stephan studied law and German in Munich and Freiburg from 1967 to 1979. With an investigation into Ludwig Ganghofer's novels, he received his doctorate in German studies for Dr. phil. Stephan, who has been a member of the editorial team of the Süddeutsche Zeitung since 1980 , has written not only his journalistic work but also political-satirical novels. In addition, he works as a director and editor of theater projects. In 2000, together with Viola Milberg, he realized the first complete scenic reading of Karl Kraus ' main dramatic work The Last Days of Mankind .

In 1999 Stephan was one of the first critics of Peter Sloterdijk's rules for the human park , in which he saw an “outrageous interpretation and continuation of Heidegger's letter of humanism”.

Works

The Bavarian-Austrian War 1987 . Haffmans, Zurich 1988, ISBN 3-251-00133-7 .
The Streiflichtbuch (with Axel Hacke , Claus Heinrich Meyer , Herbert Riehl-Heyse , Hermann Unterstöger ). Kunstmann, Munich 1994, ISBN 3888970849 .
Local derby . Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 1998, ISBN 3-8218-0574-9 .
The Chancellor . Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 1998, ISBN 3-8218-0807-1 .
The new Streiflichtbuch (with Axel Hacke , Claus Heinrich Meyer , Herbert Riehl-Heyse , Hermann Unterstöger ). Kunstmann, Munich 2000, ISBN 3888972361 .
Instructions for use for Alsace . Piper, Munich; Zurich 2004, ISBN 3-492-27509-5 .
under the pseudonym Adrian Seidelbast: Instructions for use for Salzburg and the Salzburger Land . Piper, Munich; Zurich 2006, ISBN 978-3-492-275484 .
Instructions for use for Lake Garda . Piper, Munich; Zurich 2007, ISBN 978-3-492-27540-8 .
Instructions for use for the Vatican . Piper, Munich; Zurich 2009, ISBN 978-3-492-275491 .

Individual evidence

^ R. Stephan: Who tames the philosophers? A conference at Elmau Castle looked for new ways of ethical thinking. In: SZ, July 29, 1999. See also R. Stephan: Reizende Lügen. On the latest developments in the Sloterdijk affair. In: SZ, September 10, 1999.

Web links

Literature by and about Rainer Stephan in the catalog of the German National Library

personal data
SURNAME	Stephan, Rainer
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German author, journalist and director
DATE OF BIRTH	May 16, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bonn

[1] R. Stephan: Who tames the philosophers? A conference at Elmau Castle looked for new ways of ethical thinking. In: SZ, July 29, 1999. See also R. Stephan: Reizende Lügen. On the latest developments in the Sloterdijk affair. In: SZ, September 10, 1999.