Rainer Stiller (journalist)

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Rainer Stiller (born January 14, 1953 , † January 7, 2014 in Munich ) was a German journalist and author .

Life

Stiller initially wrote as a journalist for daily newspapers such as the Elmshorner Nachrichten and the Hamburger Abendblatt . He then worked as an editor for the Illustrierte Bunte and the program guide Hörzu . In 1987 he switched to the German edition of Playboy as the “editor in charge of literature and other things” . In this role he was also a member of the jury for the 4th German Crime Award in 1988. He also wrote love stories for the magazine under the pseudonym "Max Anatol", which were also published in book form as Erotic Legends .

From 1996 to 2001 Stiller was editor-in-chief of the program guide GONG , to which he also contributed numerous articles, some under the pseudonyms "Peter Faber" and again "Max Anatol".

He has also written travel literature and novels, for example for the television series Fest im Sattel and Insel der Träume .

Works (selection)

  • Firmly in the saddle. Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1988
  • Erotic legends. Engelhorn-Verlag, Stuttgart 1989
  • Black Forest. Hoffmann and Campe, Hamburg 1990
  • Island of Dreams. Goldmann, 1992
  • Switzerland. Mairs Geographischer Verlag, Ostfildern 1992
  • Italian Riviera. Mairs Geographischer Verlag, Ostfildern 1992
  • Balearic Islands. Bruckmann, Munich 1992
  • Holland. Mairs Geographischer Verlag, Ostfildern 1993
  • Denmark. Mairs Geographischer Verlag, Ostfildern 1993
  • Madeira. Mairs Geographischer Verlag, Ostfildern 1994
  • Elba, Tuscan Archipelago. Mairs Geographischer Verlag, Ostfildern 1994
  • Venice. Mairs Geographischer Verlag, Ostfildern 1996
  • Time travel. With Elvia through five decades. MSB Matthes and Seitz, Berlin 2006

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary notice of the Süddeutsche ; Place of death after Carsten Pfefferkorn: Betr. Rainer Stiller († 60). In: GONG. No. 4 from January 25 to 31, 2014, p. 3
  2. ↑ kressreport , edition 11/1987
  3. ↑ http://www.krimilexikon.de/dkp/88.html
  4. ↑ kressreport , edition 37/2003, p. 43
  5. ↑ Carsten Pfefferkorn: Re. Rainer Stiller († 60). In: GONG. No. 4 from January 25 to 31, 2014, p. 3
personal data
SURNAME Stiller, Rainer
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Anatol, Max (pseudonym); Faber, Peter (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist and author
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1953
DATE OF DEATH January 7, 2014
Place of death Munich