Christoph Leisten

German teacher and writer (born 1960)
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Leisten in 2015

Christoph Leisten (born 30 May 1960 in Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German teacher and writer.[1]

Life and work

After graduating from high school, Christoph Leisten studied German and philosophy in Bonn. He made his debut in 2001 with the volume of poetry distant proximity. Leisten writes poetry, prose, and essays that have been published in anthologies and literary journals. He is co-editor of the Frankfurt literary magazine Zeichen & Wunder and organizer of the annual Euregional Poetry Daysin Würselen. Literary works by Leisten have been translated into Italian, Czech, and Arabic for various collections. The translation of his prose work Marrakech, Djemaa el Fna into Arabic in 2009 is characterized by the encounter with Maghrebian culture.

Christoph Leisten lives in Würselen in the Aachen city region and works as a high school teacher for German and philosophy at the Clara-Fey-Gymnasium in Schleiden.

Works

Anthologies and literary journals (selection)

Literature

References

  1. ^ "Christoph Leisten — internationales literaturfestival berlin". www.literaturfestival.com.
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