Gaby Hauptmann
Gaby Hauptmann | |
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 Gaby Hauptmann in 2017 | |
| Born | 14 May 1957 |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Writer Journalist |
| Known for | Her novels |
Gaby Hauptmann (born 14 May 1957) is a German journalist and writer.
Life[]
Hauptmann was born in Trossingen in 1957. Her grandfather was the noted Black Forest based painter . She started her writing career at the Südkurier newspaper. She left after two years and formed her own business running a press office. She then became chief editor at the radio station from 1987.
She began working for the broadcaster Südwestfunk initially as a writer but in time a director and producer.
Her first book was for children, but her first bestseller was "Suche impotenten Mann fürs Leben" which was made into the film . Her books have sold six million copies in total.
She has written novels in German, and filmscripts and has worked as a TV producer.[1] Her books include "A Handful of Manhood" which has been translated into English.[2]
In 2005 she started to write a series of books for younger readers with horse related themes.
References[]
- ^ results, search (2001-10-01). A Handful of Manhood. London: Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 9781860498893.
- ^ Atkins, Gaby Hauptmann ; translated by Helen (2001). A Handful of Manhood. London: Virago. ISBN 978-1860498893.
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- 1957 births
- Living people
- People from Tuttlingen (district)
- German women journalists
- 20th-century German journalists
- 20th-century German women writers
- 21st-century German journalists
- 21st-century German women writers
- German children's writers
- German women children's writers
- Radio Bremen people