Nora Hespers
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Nora Hespers
Nora Hespers was born in Mönchengladbach in 1978. She works as a freelance journalist for WDR, ARD and Deutschlandfunk Nova. She has reported on world and European football championships, always with a focus on socio-political topics. She began bringing her grandfather’s story to life in 2014 with her blog and podcast series Die Anachronistin.
Nora Hespers was born in Mönchengladbach in 1978. She works as a freelance journalist for WDR, ARD and Deutschlandfunk Nova. She has reported on world and European football championships, always with a focus on socio-political topics. She began bringing her grandfather’s story to life in 2014 with her blog and podcast series Die Anachronistin.
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Year of Publication: 2021
Nora HespersYear of Publication: 2021
My Grandfather, His Resistance Against the Nazis and I
Nora Hespers grows up hearing many stories about her grandfather: resistance fighter Theo Hespers, who was hunted and executed by the Nazis. Her father tells them at every possible opportunity. Over and over. So often that Nora, a teenager, eventually stops listening. Then her father abandons the family and with him, her grandfather also disappears from her life. Years later – by now...