Hanns-Josef Ortheil
Hanns-Josef Ortheil, born in 1951, is a writer, pianist, and professor of Creative Writing and Cultural Journalism at the University of Hildesheim. His literary work has received numerous awards including the Thomas Mann Prize in 2002.
Hanns-Josef Ortheil, born in 1951, is a writer, pianist, and professor of Creative Writing and Cultural Journalism at the University of Hildesheim. His literary work has received numerous awards including the Thomas Mann Prize in 2002.
PUBLICATIONS
Every Trick in the Book
Taking the infamous blank page as his point of departure, Ortheil deploys...
Journeys Through the Westerwald
The Westerwald is Hanns-Josef Ortheil’s home, a place we encounter again and again in his novels, travelogues and essays. It is the »primeval landscape of his life« that has shaped him.
In this volume he invites us to »explore the Westerwald and experience it in all its nuances! Its is a region that doesn’t show off with big cities, but with hidden and...
How I Learnt to Play the Piano
The first time he has a piano lesson, Hanns-Josef Ortheil is four years old. Guided by his mother, he makes rapid progress and is placed in the care of a Russian pianist. Soon he makes the decision to become a concert pianist and to shine on the important stages of the world. For the young piano student this means years of practice, often many hours a day. Shortly after graduating from grammar...