Samer Odeh

Samer Odeh (born December 2, 1970 ) is a German - Palestinian writer and coffee grounds reader . He achieved his first great fame in 2006 with the publication of his book Reading Coffee grounds by Naziha .

Career

Samer Odeh is a freelance journalist, press photographer, and author.

After completing technical training, Samer worked in the public administration service until 2005. He then completed a degree in marketing and communication in Munich, which he completed with a diploma. At the same time he founded Saudia Verlag and was busy writing . During this time, the book "Reading coffee grounds from Naziha" was written.

Samer Odeh was born as the youngest son - of four children - of the Palestinian immigrants Naziha and Jamal Odeh in December 1970 in Munich. His parents come from the town of Zababdeh in the north of the West Bank . Even as a toddler, he noticed his talent for reading coffee grounds in the care of his mother . While he only read coffee grounds as a hobby over the 1990s, he decided to write his first work in the early 2000s. In 2006 the publishing house “Noah's Ark” was found, which sold the book. This was followed by promo appearances on well-known television and radio programs such as Johannes B. Kerner , Explosiv - Das Magazin , Wir in Bayern , Antenne Bayern , Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen , as well as interviews with various daily newspapers such as tz , the Süddeutsche Zeitung or the Augsburger General . Two years later, a second edition followed, which Michaelsverlag took over.