Tim Prose

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Tim Prose

Tim Pröse (* 1970 in Essen ) is a German journalist and book author.

Life

Tim Pröse grew up in Essen. He studied communication science, politics and psychology at the University of Essen and wrote as a freelancer a. a. for the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung , Berliner Zeitung , Hamburger Morgenpost and Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung . In 1996 he volunteered at the Münchner Abendzeitung , where he became editor and ultimately chief reporter. In 2002 he switched to Focus , where he primarily wrote reports and portraits as editor of the “Reports” and “People” departments. He has been a freelance journalist and book author since 2015.

Tim Prose's book witnesses to the century. The message of the last heroes against Hitler from 2016 portrayed eighteen resistance fighters, lifesavers and survivors of Nazi terror: the author met and a. Inge Aicher-Scholl, the sister of Sophie and Hans Scholl, the later Krupp Plenipotentiary Berthold Beitz , who saved hundreds of Jews in the Third Reich, the Hitler assassins Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist and Philipp von Boeselager - and Jerzy Gross, the then last survivors of "Schindler's List".

In 2017 Pröse wrote the biography Hallervorden. A comedian gets serious , for whom he accompanied Dieter Hallervorden for a year. The book Saturday evening heroes followed in 2018 . Personal encounters with the most legendary stars from film, radio and television . Then in 2019 Mario Adorf. Encore! , the life balance of the actor, for which Pröse asked Adorf about his life in his house in St. Tropez.

With his book Jan Fedder - Immortal , Pröse came first on the Spiegel bestseller list. For these posthumously published memoirs, Pröse accompanied the actor in the latter's last year.

Pröse lives in Munich.

Publications

reception

To “Witnesses of the Century. The message of the last heroes against Hitler ”: The actor Mario Adorf called the work“ a moving, exciting and important book against oblivion! ”Udo Lindenberg wrote:“ This book does not worship the ashes, but passes the flame on! ”The FAZ wrote in a review: "one of the most touching books of the year, which many readers are to be wished for". Die Zeit wrote: "A book that will resonate for a long time."

To “Hallervorden. A comedian is serious ": About the book said Hilke Sinnig in the ZDF program aspects :" The new biography brings much Private to light, which was not previously known. She takes a fresh look at a man who really everyone in Germany knows. "

To “Saturday night heroes. Personal encounters with the most legendary stars from film, radio and television ”wrote Stefan Felbinger from Welt am Sonntag:“ A lovely journey through time that is well worth reading, not just for everyone who works with Winnetou, 'Wetten, dass ..?' and Hape Kerkeling grew up! Tim Prose's heroes shaped a whole television age and are still shining today ”.

To “Mario Adorf. Encore! ”The" Zeit Magazin "called the book" a sensitive portrait of the actor Mario Adorf ".

Regarding "Jan Fedder - Immortal", the NDR said: "Jan Fedder made his life immortal." And the "Stern" wrote: "The biographer Tim Pröse doesn't gloss over anything - and that brings us closer to Fedder than any episode 'Großstadtrevier' (...) Good book."

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tim Pröse: Death of Sophie and Hans Scholl: "I remember how mother stroked the coffins". In: Spiegel Online . February 22, 2018, accessed June 10, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Tim Pröse: The last of Schindler's list: "They usually hit from behind". In: Spiegel Online . October 28, 2016, accessed June 10, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Book Charts - the current bestseller lists / Jan Fedder biography conquers number one. Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b c https://www.randomhouse.de/Buch/ Jahrhundertzeugen/Tim-Proese/Heyne/e502457.rhd# citation
  5. ^ Rainer Blasius: Elser in front - Rommel back. In: FAZ.net . December 27, 2016, accessed October 13, 2018 .
  6. ↑ https://www.zdf.de/kultur/aspekte/aspekte-vom-6-oktober-2017-100.html
  7. ↑ Publishing page for the book at Randomhouse, accessed on November 10, 2018
  8. ^ NDR: Jan Fedder - "Immortal": Biography or Homage? Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Tim Pröse: FOCUS report: Paulas Krieg. In: Focus Online . February 1, 2010, accessed October 14, 2018 .
  10. ↑ https://www.dbk.de/fileadmin/redaktion/diverse_downloads/presse/2010-112c-Medienpreis_Print-Tim_Proese.pdf
personal data
SURNAME Pröse, Tim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist and book author
DATE OF BIRTH 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH eat