Joscha Remus
Encyclopedia
Joscha Remus is a German
author. Remus comes from a bukovinish
-Moselle Franconian
family. He studied biology
, German
and philosophy
in Trier
and Berlin
.
After traveling abroad and then working on a medical journal, he trained in Berlin, Rome and London where he worked as a children's physiotherapist developing methods of "motor intelligence".
In the nineties Joscha Remus began publishing books, travel guides, and prose. It was during a training program for sound engineering at Thorolf Dormer in Berlin that he decided to create a travel audio book series. Since 2006 he has traveled extensively and written and produced several books in an Audio Travel Feature format for the Headroom publishing company in Cologne. In 2010 his series of travel audio books won the German Book Award.
In addition to his work as an author, Joscha Remus works as a science and travel journalist. In 2007 he founded the first Knowledge Cafe
in Germany at the Stuttgart Mediothek (a part of Stuttgart City Library). Joscha Remus lives "on travel" with resting-points in Marrakech, Berlin and Wellington (New Zealand).
Children's books
Audio Books
Short stories
Newspaper articles
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
author. Remus comes from a bukovinish
Bukovina
Bukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
-Moselle Franconian
Moselle Franconian
Moselle Franconian is a group of West Central German dialects, part of the Central Franconian language area.It is spoken in the southern Rhineland and along the course of the Moselle River, from the Siegerland in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia throughout western Rhineland-Palatinate and...
family. He studied biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
and philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
in Trier
Trier
Trier, historically called in English Treves is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC....
and Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
.
After traveling abroad and then working on a medical journal, he trained in Berlin, Rome and London where he worked as a children's physiotherapist developing methods of "motor intelligence".
In the nineties Joscha Remus began publishing books, travel guides, and prose. It was during a training program for sound engineering at Thorolf Dormer in Berlin that he decided to create a travel audio book series. Since 2006 he has traveled extensively and written and produced several books in an Audio Travel Feature format for the Headroom publishing company in Cologne. In 2010 his series of travel audio books won the German Book Award.
In addition to his work as an author, Joscha Remus works as a science and travel journalist. In 2007 he founded the first Knowledge Cafe
Knowledge Cafe
A knowledge café or World Café is a type of business meeting or organisational workshop which aims to provide an open and creative conversation on a topic of mutual interest to surface their collective knowledge, share ideas and insights, and gain a deeper understanding of the subject and the...
in Germany at the Stuttgart Mediothek (a part of Stuttgart City Library). Joscha Remus lives "on travel" with resting-points in Marrakech, Berlin and Wellington (New Zealand).
Works
Books- Der Kuss der langen weissen Wolke. (The kiss of the long white cloud). Vienna: Picus, 2009
- Kulturschock Rumänien. (Romania Culture Shock). Bielefeld: Travel Know-how, 2006
- Der sanfte Flug der schwarzen Damen. (The Smooth Flight of the Black Ladies). Romanian Rhapsodies. Vienna: Picus, 2008
- Infonautik - Wege durch den Wissensdschungel. (Nautical Info - Paths Through the Knowledge Jungle). Offenbach: Gabal, 2005
- Rumänien und Republik Moldau. (Romania and Republic of Moldova). Bielefeld: Reise Know-How, 2010, 3rd completely updated edition
- Lëtzebuergesch. 2005, 3rd completely updated edition
- City Trip Luxemburg. Bielefeld: Travel Know-how, 2010
Children's books
- Berlin - Guide for Children. Vienna: Picus, 2009
Audio Books
- MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
. Cologne: Headroom Sound Production, 2008 - ShanghaiShanghaiShanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
. Cologne: Headroom Sound Production, 2008 - IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. Cologne: Headroom Sound Production, 2009 - San Francisco. Cologne: Headroom Sound Production, 2009
- IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
. Cologne: Headroom Sound Production, 2010
Short stories
- The transformation of Sap. In: Iwwer borders, over frontiers Sans Frontières. Luxemburg : Editions Guy Binsfeld, 2007
Newspaper articles
- In the Junk Shop of the Imagination. ZEIT WISSEN, Nr. 2, 2005
- Braces are also Intelligent. ZEIT WISSEN, Nr. 2, 2005
- Stanislaw Lem. Visionary without illusions. DIE ZEIT, Nr. 31 2005
Awards
- 2008: Prize of the Romanian Cultural Institute, Bucharest
- 2009: German Audio Book Award (Nomination)
- 2010: German Audio Book Award
Sources
The information found on this page is the English version of the original German language version found here.External links
- Literature by and about Joscha Remus in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage
- Knowledge Café
- Romanian Photo Album