Wolfgang Büscher (journalist)
Wolfgang Büscher (born May 20, 1951 in Volkmarsen near Kassel ) is a German journalist , author and long-distance hiker .
Life
Büscher graduated from high school in 1970 and then studied political science at the Philipps University of Marburg . He is a writer and reporter for the world group. For many years he wrote for daily newspapers such as the Süddeutsche Zeitung and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . He also worked for the Geo magazine and headed the report department at the daily newspaper Die Welt until March 2005 , then he wrote for Die Zeit .
Büscher became known for his long-distance hikes. He not only wandered through North America and Eastern Europe , he also circled Germany on its border areas. Büscher's style is deeply researched and historically shaped travelogues . In 1998 his first book was published, Drei Stunden Null. German adventure .
Büscher is married and has two children.
Awards
- 2002: Theodor Wolff Prize for his reports
- 2003: Kurt Tucholsky Prize
- 2003: Wilhelm Müller Prize of the State of Saxony-Anhalt
- 2003: Johann Gottfried Seume Literature Prize for Berlin - Moscow: A journey on foot
- 2006: Ludwig Börne Prize for outstanding performance in the reporting category
Works (selection)
Books:
- Three hours zero. German adventure. Fest, Berlin 1998, ISBN 978-3-82860-022-5 ; Paperback edition: Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2003, ISBN 978-3-499-23634-1 .
- Berlin – Moscow. A journey on foot . Rowohlt, Reinbek 2003, ISBN 978-3-49800-631-0 .
- Germany, a trip. Rowohlt, Berlin 2005, ISBN 978-3-87134-529-6 .
- Asian absences. Rowohlt, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-87134-616-3 .
- Hartland: America on foot. Rowohlt, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-87134-685-9 .
- A spring in Jerusalem. Rowohlt, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-87134-784-9 .
- with Christine Kensche, Uwe Schmitt: Eight German summers. Rowohlt, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-87134-835-8 .
- Homecoming. Rowohlt, Berlin 2020, ISBN 978-3-7371-0089-2 .
Films:
- Always to the east. A film on foot with Wolfgang Büscher. Travel report, Germany 2011.
literature
- Ariel Hauptmeier: Wolfgang Büscher: Berlin - Moscow. A Journey on Foot (2003). In: Stephan Porombka, Erhard Schütz (Hrsg.): 55 classics of cultural journalism. Siebenhaar, Berlin 2008, pp. 241–244.
- Andrzej Denka: Between Peace Poetics and Reconciliation Kitsch. Individualized memory in the travel reports of Wolfgang Büscher and Peter Handke. In: Hans Henning Hahn , Heidi Hein-Kirchner, Anna Kochanowska-Nieborak (eds.): Culture of remembrance and kitsch of reconciliation. Herder Institute, Marburg 2008, pp. 163–179.
- Boris Hoge: Geopolitics and the Power of Maps. The conquest of 'Russian space' in Wolfgang Büscher's “Berlin - Moscow”. In: Boris Hoge: Writing about Russia. The construction of space, history and cultural identity in German narrative texts since 1989. Winter, Heidelberg 2012, pp. 120–150.
Web links
- Literature by and about Wolfgang Büscher in the catalog of the German National Library
- Wolfgang Büscher at Rowohlt (including bibliography)
- Short biography and reviews of works by Wolfgang Büscher at perlentaucher.de
- Contributions by Wolfgang Büscher for Die Zeit
- Always heading east - a film on foot with Wolfgang Büscher. ZDF documentation.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography: Wolfgang Büscher , Munzinger Archive database , accessed on December 28, 2017
- ^ Author's page: Wolfgang Büscher , Die Welt, accessed on December 28, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Büscher, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Volkmarsen near Kassel |