Amelie Fried (

Ulm Ulm () is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Danube on the border with Bavaria. The city, which has an estimated population of more than 126,000 (2018), forms an urban district of its own (german: link=no, ...

, 6 September 1958) is a German writer and television presenter. Her father, Kurt Fried, is the creator-publisher of ''Schwäbische Donauzeitung'', nowadays a part of

Südwest Presse ''Südwest Presse'' is a German daily newspaper based in Ulm, which is distributed in Ulm, Neu-Ulm, Alb-Donau-Kreis and Landkreis Neu-Ulm. It is also the name of a regional cooperative venture (called a ''Zeitungsverbund'' – newspaper composit ...

. She studied journalism and film at university. She has worked extensively in television and has published numerous books. Her 2008 book ''Schuhhaus Pallas. Wie meine Familie sich gegen die Nazis wehrte'' (Pallas Shoe Store. How My Family Fought Against the Nazis) deals with her family's persecution in

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

. The book received significant media attention and has been the subject of much debate.

Biography

After graduating from the

Odenwald School The Odenwaldschule was a German school located in Heppenheim in the Odenwald. Founded in 1910, it was Germany's oldest ''Landerziehungsheim'', a private boarding school located in a rural setting. Edith and Paul Geheeb established it using thei ...

Heppenheim Heppenheim (Bergstraße) is the seat of Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany, lying on the Bergstraße on the edge of the Odenwald. It is best known for being the birthplace of 4-time Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel. Geography ...

, Fried studied theater, journalism, art history, German studies, communication studies, ethnology, and Italian in Munich from 1976 to 1983. She then studied documentary film and television journalism until 1989 at the Munich University of Television and Film. In 1984, Fried began to host television programs, including the 1984—1997 youth radio program ''Live aus dem Alabama'' (Live from Alabama), which dealt with topics such as AIDS, right-wing radicalism, drugs, and occultism. She also hosted the show '' 3 nach 9'' between 1999 and 2009. Fried has worked extensively as a writer. Until 2011, she wrote a regular column for the women's magazine ''

Für Sie ''Für Sie'' (German: ''For Her'') is a German-language fortnightly women's magazine published in Hamburg, Germany. History and profile ''Für Sie'' was founded in 1948 and was relaunched in 2009. The magazine was published every fortnight in Ha ...

'', and in 1995, she published her first children's book, ''Die StörenFrieds. Geschichten von Leo und Paulina'' (The Troublemakers. Stories from Leo and Paulina). Fried is married to screenwriter Peter Probst, who has contributed to some of her publications.

Selected works

Adult literature

* ''Traumfrau mit Nebenwirkungen'' Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg 1996; Goldmann, Munich 1998, * ''Am Anfang war der Seitensprung'' Novel. Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg 1998;

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, Munich 2006, * ''Wann bitte findet das Leben statt?'' (editor)

Rowohlt Verlag Rowohlt Verlag is a German publishing house based in Hamburg, with offices in Reinbek and Berlin. It has been part of the Georg von Holtzbrinck Group since 1982. The company was created in 1908 in Leipzig by Ernst Rowohlt. Divisions * Kinder * ...

, Reinbek 1999; ibid. 2006, * ''Der Mann von nebenan'' Novel. Heyne, Munich 1999; ibid. 2006, * ''Geheime Leidenschaften und andere Geständnisse'' Heyne, Munich 2001, * ''Glücksspieler'' Novel. Heyne, Munich 2001; ibid. 2008, * ''Verborgene Laster und andere Geständnisse'' Heyne, Munich 2003, * ''Liebes Leid und Lust'' Novel. Heyne, Munich 2003; ibid. 2006, * ''Rosannas Tochter'' Novel. Heyne, Munich 2005; ibid. 2008, * ''Offene Geheimnisse und andere Enthüllungen'' Heyne, Munich 2006, * ''Die Findelfrau'' Novel. Heyne, Munich 2007; ibid. 2008, * ''Schuhhaus Pallas. Wie meine Familie sich gegen die Nazis wehrte'' with participation from Peter Probst.

Carl Hanser Verlag The Carl Hanser Verlag was founded in 1928 by Carl Hanser in Munich and is one of the few medium-sized publishing companies in the German-speaking area still owned by the founding family. History From the very beginning, the publishing house h ...

, Munich 2008; expanded: dtv, Munich 2010, * ''Franz Josef und ich oder Liebe auf den zweiten Blick'' Sanssouci Verlag, Munich 2008, * ''Immer ist gerade jetzt'' Novel. Heyne, Munich 2009; ibid. 2010, * ''Eine windige Affäre'' Novel. Heyne, Munich 2011, * ''Wildes Leben. Späte Einsichten und verblüffende Aussichten'' Heyne, München 2011, * ''Verliebt, verlobt – verrückt. Warum alles gegen die Ehe spricht und noch mehr dafür'' Heyne, Munich 2012, * ''Traumfrau mit Lackschäden'' Novel. Heyne, Munich 2014, * ''Ich fühle was, was du nicht fühlst'' Novel. Heyne, Munich 2016,

Books for children and young adults

* ''Die StörenFrieds. Geschichten von Leo und Paulina.'' Illustrated by Jacky Gleich. Mosaik, Munich 1995;

Goldmann Goldmann is the surname of several people: * Erich Goldmann, German ice hockey player * Friedrich Goldmann (1941–2009), German composer and conductor * Hans Goldmann (1899–1991), Swiss ophthalmologist * Lucien Goldmann, French philosopher and so ...

, Munich 1999, * ''Neues von den Störenfrieds'' Illustrated by Jacky Gleich. Mosaik, Munich 1997; Goldmann, Munich 1999, * ''Hat Opa einen Anzug an?'' Illustrated by Jacky Gleich. Hanser, Munich 1997, * ''Der unsichtbare Vater'' Illustrated by Jacky Gleich. Hanser, Munich 1999, * ''Taco und Kaninchen'' (with Peter Probst). 6 Volumes, Munich 2003–2006 * ''Ich liebe dich wie Apfelmus. Die schönsten Gedichte für Kleine und Große'' (editor)

Bertelsmann Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA () is a German private multinational conglomerate corporation based in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is one of the world's largest media conglomerates, and is also active in the service sector and ...

, Munich 2006, * ''Unsere Lieblingsgeschichten'' (editor) Omnibus, Munich 2007,

Newspaper articles

''Über die Odenwaldschule. Die rettende Hölle''
in: FAZ, 14 June 2010.

Film adaptations

* ''Traumfrau mit Nebenwirkungen'' (1998) * ''Am Anfang war der Seitensprung'' (1999) * ''Am Anfang war die Eifersucht'' (2001) * ''Der Mann von nebenan'' (2001) * ''Liebes Leid und Lust'' (2006) * ''Rosannas Tochter'' (2010)

Awards and recognition

Grimme-Preis The Grimme-Preis ("Grimme Award"; prior to 2011: Adolf-Grimme-Preis) is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme.Telestar The Telestar was a former German television award, created by Das Erste and ZDF. It was succeeded in 1999 by the Deutscher Fernsehpreis The Deutscher Fernsehpreis (''German Television Award'') is an annual German award for television programmin ...

(1986) *

Bambi Award The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and ot ...

- for television hosting (1988) *

Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis The (German Youth Literature Award) is an annual award established in 1956 by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth to recognise outstanding works of children's and young adult literature. It is Germany's only ...

for ''Hat Opa einen Anzug an?'' (1998) * Handprint on the Mall of Fame in Bremen (2009) * Upper Bavarian Culture Award (2019)

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fried, Amelie 1958 births Living people German television presenters 20th-century German women writers 21st-century German women writers German children's writers German women children's writers German women television presenters Radio Bremen people