Gabriele von Arnim

Gabriele von Arnim, born in Hamburg in 1946, studied politics and sociology and earned a doctorate. She worked for ten years as a freelance journalist in New York and subsequently worked as an author, journalist and presenter for print, radio and television, including DIE ZEIT, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Westdeutscher Rundfunk and ARTE. She published several books. Her works *Das Leben ist ein vorübergehender Zustand* and *Der Trost der Schönheit* appeared on the SPIEGEL bestseller list.