Alex von Tunzelmann
Alex von Tunzelmann (born 1977) is a British historian and author.
Early life and ancestry
Tunzelmann has stated her surname is of German ancestry originating in Saxony in Germany and has family connections from Estonia since 1600 and New Zealand since 1850.[1]
Education
Tunzelmann was educated in Brighton and at University College, Oxford. There she read history and edited both Cherwell and Isis. She has worked primarily as a researcher and lives in London.
Books and writings
Tunzelmann has contributed to The Political Animal by Jeremy Paxman, The Truth About Markets by John Kay, Does Education Matter? by Alison Wolf, and Not on the Label by Felicity Lawrence. She has been recognized as a Financial Times Young Business Writer of the Year. Most recently she has collaborated with Jeremy Paxman on his book, On Royalty.
Recently, she has begun writing a weekly column for The Guardian entitled "Reel history", in which she discusses and rates popular films for their historical accuracy. She has also written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Daily Telegraph, Conde Nast Traveller, BBC Lonely Planet Magazine, and The Daily Beast.[2] She is currently working on a book about the Suez Crisis of 1956. A film based on her book Indian Summer is currently in development with Working Title Films.
- Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire, 2007, her first book, details the independence of India from the British Empire.
- Red Heat. Conspiracy, Murder, and the Cold War in the Caribbean, 2011, covers the relationship of the United States with Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti during the time of the Cold War. Her overall framework is based on the idea that the Cold War was not a static phenomenon but instead dynamic and involved 'hot wars' as well.[3]
She wrote the script for the 2017 film Churchill about Churchill and Operation Overlord.
She has appeared on the literary discussion radio programme Litbits on Resonance FM, discussing literature and hair.
References
- ^ "Narendra Modi certainly inspires all the most charming & gracious supporters". 2014.
- ^ "Alex von Tunzelmann Writer". United Agents. Retrieved 9 August 2014..
- ^ "Red Heat by Alex von Tunzelmann". YouTube. Random House of Canada. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- "Alex von Tunzelmann's personal website".
- "Short biography from McClelland".
- "Guardian newspaper's Film features". The Guardian. London. 21 July 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Corrigan, Maureen (2 August 2007). "In an Empire's End, Seeds of Freedom and Conflict". Fresh Air from WHYY. NPR.
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