Eike Christian Hirsch

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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

External links[]

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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