Denis Scheck
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 Denis Scheck, 2010 | |
| Born | 15 December 1964 |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist,Literary critic,Television presenter |
| Known for | Presenting the television showDruckfrisch |
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Denis Scheck(born 15 December 1964) is a Germanliterary critic,journalist, television presenter and former translator.
Biography[edit]
Born inStuttgart,he studiedGerman studies,contemporary historyandpolitical scienceat the universities ofTübingen,DüsseldorfandDallas,and earned a master's degree at the University of Texas at Dallas. He was a Visiting Professor at theUniversity of Göttingenin 2004.[1]
Scheck has been a literary agent, translator of American and British authors, publisher and independent critic. In 1997, he was appointed literary editor atDeutschlandfunk.He has presented theARDprogrammeDruckfrischsince February 2003.
Controversy[edit]
Scheck criticized the decision by German publisher Thienemann to change racist and racially insensitive terms in newer editions of children's books byOtfried PreußlerandAstrid Lindgren.[2]In response, and as an act of protest, in January 2013, he appeared on TV inblackface.[3]Scheck, who describes himself as a critic ofpolitical correctnessand censorship in the literary world, does, however, condemn the use of racist terms in contemporary and everyday language.[4]
Publications[edit]
- 1993:King Kong, Spock & Drella – ein Lexikon amerikanischer Trivialmythen
- 1994:Hell's Kitchen – Streifzüge durch die zeitgenössische US-Literatur
- 2011:Sie & Er, der kleine Unterschied beim Essen und Trinken
- 2014:Kurt Vonnegut
- 2019:Schecks Kanon: Die 100 wichtigsten Werke der Weltliteratur
Television[edit]
- Druckfrisch(since 2003)
- Lesenswert Quartett(since 2014)
- Lesenswert(since 2016)
- Kunscht!(2016–2018)
Honours[edit]
- Kritikerpreis des Deutschen Anglistentages, 2000
- Übersetzerbarke des Deutschen Literaturübersetzerverbandes, 2007
- Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Award,2012
- Bavarian TV Awards,2013
- Hildegard von Bingen Prize for Journalism,2014
- Julius-Campe-Preis, 2015
References[edit]
- ^"Press Release: Denis Scheck takes over Guest Professorship for literature criticism in Göttingen".uni-goettingen.de(in German). 23 January 2004.Retrieved4 July2014.
- ^Wilder, Charly (16 January 2013)."Redacting Racism: Edit of Classic Children's Book Hexes Publisher".Spiegel Online.Retrieved6 December2015.
- ^"A Fight in Germany Over Racist Language".The New Yorker.Retrieved6 December2015.
- ^"Denis Scheck: Gegen Political Correctness in Literatur".Deutschlandfunk Kultur(in German). 18 January 2020. Archived fromthe originalon 24 October 2020.Retrieved5 February2021.
External links[edit]
- Denis Scheckin theGerman National Librarycatalogue
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