# Der Freund

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***Der Freund*** ("The Friend") was a [literary magazine](/source/Literary_magazine) published by [Axel Springer AG](/source/Axel_Springer_AG). It was produced by [Christian Kracht](/source/Christian_Kracht) (publisher) and [Eckhart Nickel](/source/Eckhart_Nickel) (editor-in-chief) in [Kathmandu](/source/Kathmandu), [Nepal](/source/Nepal).[1]

*Der Freund* appeared every three months, with a total of eight editions between September 2004 and June 2006.[2] 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](/source/German_language), but occasionally [English](/source/English_language) or [French](/source/French_language). Der Freund was available for International Mailing.[3]

Authors published in *Der Freund* included [Ingo Niermann](/source/Ingo_Niermann) and [Hans-Ulrich Obrist](/source/Hans-Ulrich_Obrist).[4] Notable illustrators were [Neue Slowenische Kunst](/source/Neue_Slowenische_Kunst) and [Fischli & Weiss](/source/Peter_Fischli_and_David_Weiss). The magazine also reprinted pieces by major writers such as [Allen Ginsberg](/source/Allen_Ginsberg) and [Truman Capote](/source/Truman_Capote) under licence. Interviewees included [Albert Hofmann](/source/Albert_Hofmann), [Stanisław Lem](/source/Stanis%C5%82aw_Lem), [David Lynch](/source/David_Lynch) and [Nam June Paik](/source/Nam_June_Paik).[4]

*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](/source/Art_Directors_Club) of Germany for magazine design,[5] and the gold prize for "cover of the year"[6] from the *LeadAcademy* in [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg).

## References

1. Gebauer, Matthias (2004-09-24). ["A Friend A Good Friend"](https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/neues-kulturmagazin-ein-freund-ein-guter-freund-a-319587.html). *Spiegel Culture*. [Archived](https://archive.today/20200330181245/https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/neues-kulturmagazin-ein-freund-ein-guter-freund-a-319587.html) 2020-03-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-03-30.

1. Serrao, Marc (2006-04-18). ["Not A Friend For Life"](https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/medien/kein-freund-fuers-leben/703070.html). *Tagesspiegel dot De*. [Archived](https://archive.today/20191119005830/https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/medien/kein-freund-fuers-leben/703070.html) 2019-11-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-03-30.

1. Martenstein, Harald (2004-09-24). ["Souplesse Royale"](https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/medien/souplesse-royale/549610.html). *Tagesspiegel dot De*. [Archived](https://archive.today/20200330144403/https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/medien/souplesse-royale/549610.html) 2020-03-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-03-30.

1. ["Der Freund Table of Contents"](http://www.derfreund.com/inhalt.php?lang=en). *Der Freund*. 2020-03-30. [Archived](https://archive.today/20191120212741/http://www.derfreund.com/inhalt.php?lang=en) 2019-11-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-03-30.

1. from the ADC website (Category: *Wettbewerb 2006, Bronze, Editorial: Zeitschriftengestaltung*). (in German)

1. [LeadAwards2006: Die Preisträger](http://leadacademy.de/2006/preistraeger.html) from the LeadAcademy website. (in German)

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.derfreund.com)
- ["Souplesse Royale" – Review of *Der Freund*](https://www.tagesspiegel.de/medien/souplesse-royale/549610.html) by [Harald Martenstein](/source/Harald_Martenstein) in *[Der Tagesspiegel](/source/Der_Tagesspiegel)*, 24 September 2004. (in German)
- ["Obituary" for *Der Freund*](http://www.tagesspiegel.de/medien/kein-freund-fuers-leben/703070.html) in *[Der Tagesspiegel](/source/Der_Tagesspiegel)*, 18 April 2006. (in German)

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