Der Freund
Der Freund( "The Friend" ) was aliterary magazinepublished byAxel Springer AG.It was produced byChristian Kracht(publisher) andEckhart Nickel(editor-in-chief) inKathmandu,Nepal.[1]
Der Freundappeared every three months, with a total of eight editions between September 2004 and June 2006.[2]Its visual style was elaborate, with artistic designs and arcane illustrations, and its range of (often light-hearted) material included essays, short stories, literary miniatures, poems, opinion columns and in-depth interviews. Most pieces were inGerman,but occasionallyEnglishorFrench.Der Freund was available for International Mailing.[3]
Authors published inDer FreundincludedJulia Franck,David Woodard,Albert Hofmann,Ian Buruma,Eduardo Kac,Rem Koolhaas,Reinhold Messner,Ira Cohen,Momus,Ingo Niermann,Hans-Ulrich Obrist,Alain Robbe-Grillet,Jonathan Safran Foer,Karlheinz Stockhausenand Nika Scheidemandel.[4]Notable illustrators wereNeue Slowenische KunstandFischli & Weiss.The magazine also reprinted pieces by major writers such asAllen GinsbergandTruman Capoteunder licence. Interviewees includedAlbert Hofmann,Stanisław Lem,David LynchandNam June Paik.[5]
Der Freundwas critically acclaimed for its design and cover pages, and won two awards in 2006: a bronze award from theArt Directors Clubof Germany for magazine design,[6]and the gold prize for "cover of the year"[7]from theLeadAcademyinHamburg.
References
[edit]- ^Gebauer, Matthias (2004-09-24)."A Friend A Good Friend".Spiegel Culture.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-03-30.Retrieved2020-03-30.
- ^Serrao, Marc (2006-04-18)."Not A Friend For Life".Tagesspiegel dot De.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-11-19.Retrieved2020-03-30.
- ^Martenstein, Harald (2004-09-24)."Souplesse Royale".Tagesspiegel dot De.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-03-30.Retrieved2020-03-30.
- ^Scheidemandel, Nika (2013-08-02).""The Dream in the Machine" Text from Der Freud reproduced ".Waahr dot de.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-07-15.Retrieved2020-03-30.
- ^"Der Freund Table of Contents".Der Freund.2020-03-30.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-11-20.Retrieved2020-03-30.
- ^from the ADC website (Category:Wettbewerb 2006, Bronze, Editorial: Zeitschriftengestaltung).(in German)
- ^LeadAwards2006: Die Preisträgerfrom the LeadAcademy website.(in German)
External links
[edit]- Official website
- "Souplesse Royale" – Review ofDer FreundbyHarald MartensteininDer Tagesspiegel,24 September 2004.(in German)
- "Obituary" forDer FreundinDer Tagesspiegel,18 April 2006.(in German)