Rolf Palm (writer)
Rolf Palm (* 1932 in Cologne ) is a German writer. He became known through his work as a journalist for the magazine stern and the documentary novel about the bridge at Remagen .
life and work
After studying languages as an interpreter for English and French at the state interpreting school in Cologne and studying history at Summerset University London, Palm worked as a journalist for Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , stern and Quick . He was one of the founders of twen magazine . Since 1973 Palm has lived as a freelance book author in Monte Carlo .
His book “Die Brücke von Remagen”, published in 1985, served as a template for the stage play “Die Brücke”, which has been performed by the Rhineland-Palatinate state theater since 2006 at the original location in the former Erpel railway tunnel .
bibliography
- Germany, your daughters . Norstar, Grünwald near Munich 1969 DNB 457760567 .
- The Remagen Bridge, the struggle for the last Rhine crossing - a dramatic piece of German contemporary history . Novel. Scherz, Bern / Munich 1985, ISBN 3-502-16552-1 .
- The Remagen Bridge and the story of the Black Madonna from the "Golden Mile". The documentary report on the dramatic events on the Rhine in spring 1945 . Der Rheinländer, Unkel 2010, ISBN 978-3-942035-12-5 (updated, revised and greatly expanded new version of the first edition).
Web links
- Literature by and about Rolf Palm in the catalog of the German National Library
- Rolf Palm in the lexicon of German crime writers
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Palm, Rolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grimm, Florian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |