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Grande Dame of book tips: Congratulations, Elke Heidenreich

2023-02-08T12:14:31.004Z


Elke Heidenreich is on the road in many areas: as a journalist, moderator, audio book speaker. In 1992 she made her debut as a writer. We congratulate.


Elke Heidenreich is on the road in many areas: as a journalist, moderator, audio book speaker.

In 1992 she made her debut as a writer.

We congratulate.

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Elke Heidenreich celebrates her birthday on February 15th.

She was born in Korbach in northern Hesse in 1943.

After graduating from high school and studying, she has been a literary critic since the 1970s.

In 1972 she moderated the literature magazine of Südwestfunk and started as a writer in 1992 with her collection of stories "Kolonien der Liebe" (promotional link).

It reached fourth place in the Spiegel bestseller list in the same year.

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Author and book critic Elke Heidenreich celebrates her birthday on February 15th.

Congratulations.

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Elke Heidenreich: Love for books

She discovered her love for books in her earliest childhood.

Since then she has suffered from a lung disease.

The parents did not have enough money for spa stays.

In an interview, she said that reading has always been her remedy.

Nothing nicer could be done with your free time to immerse yourself in foreign cultures.

As a television presenter, she appeared in various programs, including "Read!", "Books in the First" and "The Literary Quartet".

Heidenreich is also committed to promoting literature and culture and is known for her open and humorous nature.

Elke Heidenreich: selection of her books

  • Colonies of Love, 1992 (promotional link)

  • Your back on the world, 2001

  • Nureyev's dog or what longing can do, 2002

  • Erika - or the hidden meaning of life, 2002

  • Love.

    Narrative, 2008

  • passion

    Declaration of love to music, 2009

  • Nero Corleone returns, 2011

  • Homestories - Animals observed through the keyhole, 2012

  • All no coincidence.

    Short Stories, 2016

  • Men in camel hair coats, 2020

  • It's this way!

    Through life with books by women, 2021

  • Ye happy eyes: short tales of long journeys, 2022

Elke Heidenreich became known to a wider audience when she moderated the follow-up show of the

literary quartet

, "Read!", from 2003 to 2008.

Her clear and non-hyped up way of recommending books or discouraging them was well received by the audience.

She is currently represented monthly in video form in Spiegel with her book tips.

Elke Heidenreich celebrates her birthday on February 15th.

Congratulations!

In February we also wish John Grisham a happy birthday.

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Source: merkur

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