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 show Druckfrisch |
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Denis Scheck (born 15 December 1964) is a German literary critic, journalist, television presenter and former translator.
Born in Stuttgart, he studied German studies, contemporary history and political science at the universities of Tübingen, Düsseldorf and Dallas, and earned a master's degree at the University of Texas at Dallas. He was a visiting professor at the University of Göttingen in 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 at Deutschlandfunk. He has presented the ARD programme Druckfrisch since February 2003.
Scheck criticized the decision by German publisher Thienemann to change racist and racially insensitive terms in newer editions of children's books by Otfried Preußler and Astrid Lindgren. [2] In response, and as an act of protest, in January 2013, he appeared on TV in blackface. [3] Scheck, who describes himself as a critic of political correctness and censorship in the literary world, does, however, condemn the use of racist terms in contemporary and everyday language. [4]
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