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Eike Christian Hirsch in 2015

Eike Christian Hirsch (born 1937) is a German journalist and author.[1] He studied theology and philosophy in Goettingen, Heidelberg and Basel. Up to 1996 he was an editor in sound broadcasting at the NDR and is now a freelance journalist. He wrote books on questions of faith and the German language. He is also the wrote a series of humorous word definitions, "Deutsch für Besserwisser", which were first published in the Stern and later collected into book form.

Awards

In 1986, he was awarded the Kassel Literary Prize,[2] for grotesque humor for his amusing interpretation (“Der Witzableiter oder die Schule des Lachens”, 1985). In 1992 he won the Niedersachsenpreis for Journalism.[3]

Works

  • Deutsch für Besserwisser. 1976
  • Mehr Deutsch für Besserwisser. 1979
  • Expedition in die Glaubenswelt. 1981
  • Den Leuten aufs Maul. Glossen. 1982
  • Der Witzableiter oder die Schule des Lachens. 1985, 2001
  • Vorsicht auf der Himmelsleiter. 1987
  • Kopfsalat. Spottreportagen für Besserwisser. 1988
  • Wort und Totschlag. 1991
  • Im Haus des Seidenspinners. 1993
  • Mein Wort in Gottes Ohr. Ein Glaube, der Vernunft annimmt., 1995
  • Der berühmte Herr Leibniz. Eine Biographie. 2000
  • Gnadenlos gut. Ausflüge in das neue Deutsch. 2004
  • Deutsch kommt gut. Sprachvergnügen für Besserwisser. 2008
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References

  1. ^ Grimm, Rudolf (22 December 2008). "Eike Christian Hirsch: Deutsch kommt gut (C.H. Beck) / Rezension". Die Berliner Literaturkritik (in German). Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Eike Christian Hirsch (1986)" (in German). Stiftung Brückner-Kühner. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Der Niedersächsische Staatspreis" (in German). Niedersachsen. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2012.


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