Reinhardt Jung
Reinhardt Jung (born April 29, 1949 in Darmstadt ; † December 21, 1999 in Stuttgart ) was a German child and youth writer .
Life
Jung grew up in Espa im Taunus in central Hesse . After graduating from school, he worked as a journalist and copywriter in Berlin. From 1974 finally with the international children's aid organization " terre des hommes ". From 1992 until his death he headed the children's radio of the SDR and SWR in Stuttgart . He lived with his wife and two daughters in Esslingen near Stuttgart.
In 1999 he received the Austrian Children's and Young People's Book Prize for the book The Secret Knowledge of the Penguins , published by Jungbrunnen . In 1998, one year before his death, he received the Janusz Korczak International Literature Prize for Auszeit or The Lion of Kauba .
Works (selection)
- Gita in the hole. A book for people over 10 with a peep. terre des Hommes, Osnabrück 1978.
- Slogan, Kandis opens your eyes! The story of the adventure station. Pictures by Gunther Andernach. Rowohlt [rororo-Rotfuchs], Reinbek near Hamburg 1978.
- Small hands, small fists. Child exploitation and resistance in Latin America . Fountain of Youth, Vienna 1983.
- Murder in the Sierra: Searching for clues in Peru . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek near Hamburg 1993.
- The secret life of the penguins . Arena Verlag, Würzburg. 1997
- Auszeit or The Lion of Kauba . Fountain of Youth, Vienna 1996.
- Bambert's Book of Lost Stories . Fountain of Youth, Vienna / Munich 1998.
- If the light goes out . Fountain of Youth, Vienna / Munich 1998.
literature
- Rudolf Vierhaus (Ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia . 2nd edition. Volume 5: Hitz - Kozub . Saur, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-598-25035-4 , p. 418.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jung, Reinhardt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Darmstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 21, 1999 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |