Hannes Stein (born 1965 in

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. He worked for several major German newspapers such as the '' FAZ'', the ''

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'' and ''

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''. Other works include articles for ''

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'' and ''

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''. Several of his books are published, and describe sociopolitical themes in a rather humorous style.

Early life and education

Stein was born in Munich, Germany, but grew up and attended school in

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. In 1984 he moved to

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, Germany, in order to study English and American culture as well as

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, and completed his '' Magister'' in 1989. He then moved to

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for the following year in order to be a German teacher there.

Journalism

In 1990, Stein started working for the

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of the ''FAZ'' where he published

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s and critiques. In the years from 1995 to 1997, Stein worked for the German news magazine ''Der Spiegel''. He lived in

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, from 1997 to 1999 where he worked as culture correspondent for the ''Berliner Zeitung'' and wrote essays,

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s and

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s. In 1999, Stein moved to

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to become a literary editor of the ''

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'', where he also worked for the radio station DeutschlandRadio. Stein returned to Hamburg in 2000 and became the feuilleton editor of ''Die Welt'', but soon moved to

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in 2001 to become the editor of the '' Literarische Welt''. Among others, Stein's works were also published in ''

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'', '' Kursbuch'', the '' lettre'', ''

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'' and ''

''. In 2007, Stein emigrated to the United States. He continues writing for ''Die Welt'' and "Die Welt am Sonntag" from New York City, where he now lives.

Literature

List of published books (in chronological order): *''Endzeit-Propheten'' oder die Offensive der Antiwestler (1995, Rohwolt, Reinbek) *''Moses'' und die Offenbarung der Demokratie (1998, Rohwolt, Berlin) *''Endlich Nichtdenker!'' Handbuch für den überforderten Intellektuellen (2004, Eichborn) *''Enzyklopädie der Alltagsqualen'' Ein Trostbuch für den geplagten Zeitgenossen (2006, Eichborn Berlin) *''Immer Recht haben!'' Der endgültige Ratgeber (2008, Eichborn Berlin) *''Der Komet'' (2013, Galiani, Berlin)

References

External links

Achse des Guten
a journalistic blog with Hannes Stein, among others. {{DEFAULTSORT:Stein, Hannes 1965 births Living people German journalists German male journalists German male writers German non-fiction writers Writers from Salzburg