Ralph shock

Ralph Schock (born February 13, 1952 in Ottweiler ) is a German writer, publisher and literary editor. He lives and works in Saarbrücken .

Life

Ralph Schock passed his Abitur at the Wendalinum grammar school in St. Wendel . He then studied German and philosophy at the Saarland University , a. a. at Gerhard Schmidt-Henkel . The studies were interrupted from 1973 to 1974 by doing alternative service . From 1977 to 1984 he was a research assistant at Saarland University. Doctorate in 1984 with a dissertation on Gustav Regulator . Since 1987 he has been literary editor at Saarländischer Rundfunk , since 1998 head of literary editing and as such successor to Arnfrid Astel . Numerous conversation programs with authors or on literary topics; he continues the series "Literature in Conversation" started by Astel. One focus of his editorial work is the history of the Saarland since the First World War . Editor of the book series "Traces" with publications a. a. by François-Régis Bastide , Alfred Döblin , Ilya Ehrenburg , Hermann Hesse . Initiator and editor of the book series "Abitur speeches" (since 1999). Talking u. a. by Herta Müller , Guntram Vesper , Dieter Wellershoff , Juli Zeh , Sibylle Lewitscharoff . Co-editor of the Gustav-Regulator edition. After his retirement, Ralph Schock published his first fiction work in 2017, "Coffee smugglers and socket mice. A childhood in the 50s".

Since 1978 he has been a member of the Association of German Writers (VS) and since 2010 a member of the German PEN Center .

Juror for the following prizes:

Gustav Regulator: Literature and Politics (1933-1940). Series: Saarbrücker Contributions to Literary Studies, 10th RG Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt 1984
Coffee smugglers and socket mice. A childhood in the 1950s . Verbrecher Verlag , Berlin 2017 ISBN 978-3-95732-278-4
Ed. With Reiner Buhl: Ten Years of the Eugen Helmlé Translator Prize. Publishing house Saarländischer Rundfunk. Author of portraits and selection of tracks by David Lemm. 418.02079 in the DDC

Hermann Hesse: "Authors' evening in Saarbrücken" Course and consequences of the reading on April 22, 1912. A documentation; with unpublished materials and an afterword. Traces series, Gollenstein Verlag, Blieskastel 2000, ISBN 3-933389-17-8 .
"This is where the Saar speaks, a country is being interviewed, three reports by Philippe Soupault, Theodor Balk and Ilya Ehrenburg". With ill. By Robert Capa. (Traces series), Gollenstein Verlag, Blieskastel 2005, ISBN 3-935731-76-0 .
François-Régis Bastide: "Wandererfantasie" (novel), from the French by Eugen Helmlé and Alfred Diwersy, series of traces, Gollenstein Verlag, Blieskastel 2006, ISBN 978-3-938823-10-1 .
Alfred Döblin: "My address is Saargemünd". Search for traces in a border region, compiled and commented on by Ralph Schock, Traces series, Gollenstein-Verlag, Merzig 2010, ISBN 978-3-938823-55-2 .
Gustav regulator works, vol. 13.1, publishing house Stroemfeld / Roter Stern, Frankfurt a. M./Basel 2013, ISBN 978-3-87877-448-8 .
Sound of time - noises, tones, voices. 1889 until today. Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 2014, ISBN 978-3-8353-1568-6 Add. with Gerhard Paul
'Cher Georges' - 'Cher Eugen'. The correspondence between Eugen Helmlé and Georges Perec (1966 - 1982). Row of tracks. Conte-Verlag, St. Ingbert 2015, ISBN 978-3-95602-033-9 .
Speeches to high school graduates 1999 - 2015, Conte-Verlag, St. Ingbert 2016, ISBN 978-3-95602-075-9 .

Wikiquote: Ralph Schock - Quotes

↑ "Gustav Regulator". Literature and Politics (1933-1940). (Saarbrücker Contributions to Literary Studies, Vol. 10) RG Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt / M. 1984
↑ Examples are the two conversations, which are available on CD-ROM: Ralph Schock - Erwin Stegentritt: Enzyklopädie (2004; ISBN 978-3-922441-87-8 ) and Ralph Schock - Erwin Stegentritt: Writing exercise (2016, ISBN 978-3-942701-24-2 )

personal data
SURNAME	Shock, Ralph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German writer, editor and literary editor
DATE OF BIRTH	February 13, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ottweiler