Maxim Leo

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Maxim Leo
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Born (1970-01-30) 30 January 1970 (age 55)
Alma mater Free University of Berlin
Mother Annette Leo
Relatives Gerhard Leo  [ de ] (grandfather)

Maxim Leo (born 30 January 1970) is a German journalist and author. He was born in East Germany and studied Political Science at the Free University of Berlin. He has been an editor at the Berliner Zeitung since 1997. In 2011, he won the European Book Prize for his book Red Love, detailing his Jewish family's history during the Cold War in East Germany. [1]

References

  1. Leo, Maxim (2013). Red Love – The Story of an East German Family. Translated by Shaun Whiteside. London: Pushkin Press. ISBN   9781782270423. Translation of: Haltet euer Herz bereit: eine ostdeutsche Familiengeschichte (2009) ISBN   9783896674012