Matthias Matussek studied American Studies and Comparative Literature at FU Berlin, and came to SPIEGEL via the Berliner ABEND and STERN. From the fall of the Berlin Wall to the Day of German Unity, he reported as a special correspondent from East Berlin and received the Kisch Prize for one of his reports. From 1992, he led the SPIEGEL office in New York, and in the following years, the editorial offices in Rio de Janeiro and London. From 2005 to 2007, he headed the culture department.<\/p>\n
Matussek has written novels, plays, short stories, and frequently engages in societal debates, such as with his work \u201cThe Fatherless Society.\u201d His book \u201cWe Germans\u201d was on the bestseller list for thirteen weeks in 2006. For SWR, he hosts the TV feuilleton \u201cMatussek Meets.\u201d Additionally, he runs a weekly video blog on Spiegel Online, which has been awarded the \u201cGolden Prometheus.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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