# Philip Oltermann

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{{Short description|German-born British journalist}}
'''Philip Oltermann''' (born 1981) is a German-born British journalist and the current chief of ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)''{{'}}s Berlin bureau.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Philip Oltermann {{!}} Authors {{!}} Faber & Faber|url=https://www.faber.co.uk/tutors/philip-oltermann/|website=www.faber.co.uk|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> He is the author of ''How to Write'' (2012), ''Keeping Up with the Germans: A History of Anglo-German Encounters'' (2012), and ''The Stasi Poetry Circle'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite book|last=Oltermann|first=Philip|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=brMVf2Ivb-4C&q=philip+oltermann+private+school|title=How to Write|date=2012-06-05|publisher=Guardian Books|isbn=978-0-85265-363-0|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Oltermann|first=Philip|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4dk7AAAAQBAJ|title=Keeping Up With the Germans: A History of Anglo-German Encounters|date=2012-01-31|publisher=Faber & Faber|isbn=978-0-571-27991-3|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=OLTERMANN|first=PHILIP|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0NlKxwEACAAJ|title=The Stasi Poetry Circle|date=2020-08-06|publisher=Faber & Faber, Limited|isbn=978-0-571-33119-2|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Winder|first=Simon|date=2012-02-09|title=Keeping Up with the Germans by Philip Oltermann – review|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/feb/09/keeping-up-with-germans-review|access-date=2020-05-07|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

== Early life and career ==
Born in [Schleswig-Holstein](/source/Schleswig-Holstein), Oltermann read English and German literature at [Oxford University](/source/University_of_Oxford).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Don't let's be beastly|url=https://www.ft.com/content/91e03a54-4838-11e1-a4e5-00144feabdc0|website=www.ft.com|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=oltermann-philip|url=https://www.rcwlitagency.com/authors/oltermann-philip/|website=RCW Literary Agency|language=en|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> Oltermann has written for both German and English-language newspapers, including ''[Granta](/source/Granta)'', ''[London Review of Books](/source/London_Review_of_Books)'', ''[Prospect](/source/Prospect_(magazine))'', ''[The Nation](/source/The_Nation)'', ''[Süddeutsche Zeitung](/source/S%C3%BCddeutsche_Zeitung)'', and others.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Philip Oltermann|url=https://www.lrb.co.uk/contributors/philip-oltermann|last=|first=|date=|website=London Review of Books|access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> His book ''Keeping Up with the Germans'' was well received.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Keeping up with the Germans: A History of Anglo German Encounters by Philip Oltermann|newspaper=[The Times](/source/The_Times) |language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/keeping-up-with-the-germans-a-history-of-anglo-german-encounters-by-philip-oltermann-p8d567dfzs5|access-date=2020-05-07|issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Philip Oltermann {{!}} Interview|url=https://granta.com/interview-philip-oltermann/|date=2011-02-28|website=Granta|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> He has been ''The Guardian''{{'}}s bureau chief in Berlin since 2016.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.theguardian.com/profile/philip-oltermann Philip Oltermann] on ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)''
* [https://www.newstatesman.com/writers/319437 Philip Oltermann] on the ''[New Statesman](/source/New_Statesman)''

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