Reinhold Ziegler

Reinhold Ziegler, 2010
Photo by M. Häfner

Reinhold Ziegler (born July 3, 1955 in Erlangen ; † August 17, 2017 in Aschaffenburg ) was a German writer and journalist .

Life

Reinhold Ziegler was born in Erlangen in 1955. He studied mechanical engineering , but began to write during his studies. He later worked for a few years as an engineer in engine construction and diving technology before completing an apprenticeship as a journalist in 1983 at Motor Presse Stuttgart under Ferdinand Simoneit . He worked for many years as an editor and freelance journalist on technical topics, at the same time he regularly published novels and short stories for teenagers and young adults. He lived as a freelance writer in Daxberg and spent the last years of his life in Hösbach near Aschaffenburg . He was a member of the Association of German Writers (VS), since February 2013 also VS Chairman in Lower Franconia . He died on August 17, 2017.

Works

Most of Reinhold Ziegler's books are aimed at older teenagers and young adults. He addresses the problems of growing up, but also the longings and desires of an entire generation. In his novels Version 5 Punkt 12 and Perfectly Cloned he designs future scenarios by extending today's developments in modern technology into the future. He draws on the knowledge of his technical training. Many of his books and short stories are now part of the literary canon of schools.

Awards (in selection)

• 1986 Hans-im-Glück-Preis There are only two directions here, mister
• 1986 Bookworms Award for There are only two directions here, mister
• 1987 Shortlist of the German Youth Literature Prize for There are only two directions here, mister
• 1986 Peter Härtling Prize for Great in the Sky
• State sponsorship award from the Bavarian Ministry of Culture
• Jeunes critiques libanais of the Goethe-Institut Beirut and Mission culturelle francaise
• 1998 Bad Harzburg youth literature award for version 5Punkt12
• 1998 Selection list of the German Youth Literature Prize for version 5Punkt12
• 2006 Collection Austrian Youth Literature Prize for Perfectly Cloned

Works

• From one dream to another , Beltz and Gelberg, Weinheim 1981, ISBN 978-3-407-80803-5 .
• There are only two directions here, mister! , Beltz and Gelberg, Weinheim 1985, ISBN 978-3-407-80663-5 .
• Groß am Himmel , Beltz and Gelberg, Weinheim 1987, ISBN 978-3-407-80167-8 .
• Just call me great! , Beltz and Gelberg, Weinheim 1990, ISBN 978-3-407-80687-1 .
• At home everywhere, at home nowhere , Beltz and Gelberg, Weinheim 1992, ISBN 978-3-407-80819-6 .
• Version 5 point 12 , Beltz and Gelberg, Weinheim 1997, ISBN 978-3-407-80843-1 .
• Donner im Paradies , Beltz and Gelberg, Weinheim 2000, ISBN 978-3-407-79813-8 .
• Der Straßengeher , Beltz and Gelberg, Weinheim 2001, ISBN 978-3-407-78850-4 .
• The dream of driving , Beltz and Gelberg, Weinheim 2001, ISBN 978-3-407-75313-7 .
• 12/24 - but on time , Ueberreuter, Vienna 2003, ISBN 978-3-8000-5045-1 .
• Perfectly cloned , Ueberreuter, Vienna 2005, ISBN 978-3-8000-5153-3 .
• Jenny, the wall and love , Ueberreuter, Vienna 2006, ISBN 978-3-8000-5247-9 .
• Willi wants to know : Who makes the car mobile? , Baumhaus-Verlag, Frankfurt / M. 2006, ISBN 978-3-8339-2706-5 .
• Willi wants to know: All planes fly high! , Baumhaus-Verlag, Frankfurt / M. 2007, ISBN 978-3-8339-2711-9 .
• Nachtläufer , Ueberreuter, Vienna 2008, ISBN 978-3-8000-5423-7 .
• GRID alive. Ueberreuter, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-8000-5570-8 .
• FACEFUL - You are never alone. edition Zweihorn, Neureichenau 2017, ISBN 978-3-943199-44-4 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Reinhold Ziegler in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage of the author
• We mourn Reinhold Ziegler - Association of German Writers, August 22, 2017