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.

PUBLICATIONS

Year of Publication: 2024

Hanns-Josef OrtheilYear of Publication: 2024

Every Trick in the Book

In Every Trick in the Book, author and professor of literary writing at the University of Hildesheim Hanns-Josef Ortheil sketches out a dazzling and inspiring panorama of his more than 30 years of teaching creative writing, describing some of his unconventional and refreshingly contemporary methods.

Taking the infamous blank page as his point of departure, Ortheil deploys...

Year of Publication: 2022

Hanns-Josef OrtheilYear of Publication: 2022

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...

Year of Publication: 2019

Hanns-Josef OrtheilYear of Publication: 2019

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...