Hannes Stein

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Hannes Stein
Born February 15, 1965
Munich
Occupation Journalist and Author
Nationality German
[[1] Official website]

Hannes Stein (Born February 15, 1965 in Munich) is a German journalist and author. He worked for several major German newspapers such as the FAZ, the Berliner Zeitung and Die Welt. Other works include articles for Der Spiegel or First Things.

Several of his books are published, and describe sociopolitical themes in a rather humorous style.

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[edit] Early life and education

Stein was born in Munich, Germany, but grew up and visited school in Salzburg, Austria. In 1984 he moved to Hamburg, Germany, in order to study English and American culture as well as Philosophy, and completed his Magister in 1989. He then moved to Scotland for the following year in order to be a German teacher there.

[edit] Journalism

In 1990, Stein started working for the feuilleton of the FAZ where he published essays and critiques. In the years from 1995 to 1997, Stein worked for the German news magazine "Der Spiegel". He lived in Jerusalem, Israel, from 1997 to 1999 where he worked as culture correspondent for the "Berliner Zeitung" and wrote essays, reports and interviews. In 1999, Stein moved to Cologne to become a literary editor of the Rheinischer Merkur, where he also worked for the radio station DeutschlandRadio. Stein returned to Hamburg in 2000 and became the feuilleton editor of "Die Welt", but soon moved to Berlin in 2001 to become the editor of the "Literarische Welt". Among others, Stein's works were also published for the "Merkur", "Kursbuch", the "lettre international", the "Die Weltwoche" and the "First Things". In 2007, Stein emigrated to the US. He continues writing for "Die Welt" and "Die Welt am Sonntag" from Brooklyn, New York, where he now lives.

[edit] Literature

List of published books (in chronological order):

  • Endzeit-Propheten oder die Offensive der Antiwestler (1995, Rohwolt, Reinbek)
  • Moses und die Offenbarung der Demokratie (1998, Rohwolt, Berlin)
  • Endlich Nichtdenker! Handbuch für den überforderten Intellektuellen (2004, Eichborn)
  • Enzyklopädie der Alltagsqualen Ein Trostbuch für den geplagten Zeitgenossen (2006, Eichborn Berlin)
  • Immer Recht haben! Der endgültige Ratgeber (2008, Eichborn Berlin)

[edit] Links

Official website (in German)
Achse des Guten, a journalistic blog with Hannes Stein, among others.
Hannes Stein's books on amazon.de

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