Ralph Giordano

Ralph Giordano (1923–2014) was a German journalist, author, publicist, and director. Born in Hamburg, he began his journalistic career in 1946. From 1964 onward, he produced television documentaries for Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Sender Freies Berlin. His best-known books include the partly autobiographical novel *Die Bertinis* (1982), *Die zweite Schuld oder Von der Last, Deutscher zu sein* (1987), *Ostpreußen ade* (1994), *Deutschlandreise* (1998), and *Sizilien, Sizilien! Eine Heimkehr* (2002). Giordano died in Cologne in 2014.