{{Short description|German literary magazine}} alt=Der Freund|thumb|Logo '''''Der Freund''''' ("The Friend") was a literary magazine published by Axel Springer AG. It was produced by Christian Kracht (publisher) and Eckhart Nickel (editor-in-chief) in Kathmandu, Nepal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/neues-kulturmagazin-ein-freund-ein-guter-freund-a-319587.html|title=A Friend A Good Friend|date=2004-09-24|access-date=2020-03-30|website=Spiegel Culture|last=Gebauer|first=Matthias|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200330181245/https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/neues-kulturmagazin-ein-freund-ein-guter-freund-a-319587.html|archive-date=2020-03-30|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Der Freund'' appeared every three months, with a total of eight editions between September 2004 and June 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/medien/kein-freund-fuers-leben/703070.html|title=Not A Friend For Life|date=2006-04-18|access-date=2020-03-30|website=Tagesspiegel dot De|last=Serrao|first=Marc|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191119005830/https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/medien/kein-freund-fuers-leben/703070.html|archive-date=2019-11-19|url-status=live}}</ref> Its visual style was elaborate, with artistic designs and arcane illustrations, and its range of (often light-hearted) material included essays, short stories, literary miniatures, poems, opinion columns and in-depth interviews. Most pieces were in German, but occasionally English or French. Der Freund was available for International Mailing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/medien/souplesse-royale/549610.html|title=Souplesse Royale|date=2004-09-24|access-date=2020-03-30|website=Tagesspiegel dot De|last=Martenstein|first=Harald|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200330144403/https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/medien/souplesse-royale/549610.html|archive-date=2020-03-30|url-status=live}}</ref>
Authors published in ''Der Freund'' included Ingo Niermann and Hans-Ulrich Obrist.<ref name=":0" /> Notable illustrators were Neue Slowenische Kunst and Fischli & Weiss. The magazine also reprinted pieces by major writers such as Allen Ginsberg and Truman Capote under licence. Interviewees included Albert Hofmann, Stanisław Lem, David Lynch and Nam June Paik.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.derfreund.com/inhalt.php?lang=en|title=Der Freund Table of Contents|date=2020-03-30|access-date=2020-03-30|website=Der Freund|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191120212741/http://www.derfreund.com/inhalt.php?lang=en|archive-date=2019-11-20|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Der Freund'' was critically acclaimed for its design and cover pages, and won two awards in 2006: a bronze award from the Art Directors Club of Germany for magazine design,<ref>from the ADC website (Category: ''Wettbewerb 2006, Bronze, Editorial: Zeitschriftengestaltung''). {{in lang|de}}</ref> and the gold prize for "cover of the year"<ref>[http://leadacademy.de/2006/preistraeger.html LeadAwards2006: Die Preisträger] from the LeadAcademy website. {{in lang|de}}</ref> from the ''LeadAcademy'' in Hamburg.
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==External links== * {{Official website|www.derfreund.com}} * [https://www.tagesspiegel.de/medien/souplesse-royale/549610.html "Souplesse Royale" – Review of ''Der Freund''] by Harald Martenstein in ''Der Tagesspiegel'', 24 September 2004. {{in lang|de}} * [http://www.tagesspiegel.de/medien/kein-freund-fuers-leben/703070.html "Obituary" for ''Der Freund''] in ''Der Tagesspiegel'', 18 April 2006. {{in lang|de}}
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