Marianna Evenstein
April 18, 2018Born in / Languages:
I was born and raised in New York City – one of the most culturally diverse places in the world. Like many others in my hometown, I am a child of immigrants. My parents came to the US from the former Soviet Union, and at home we spoke Russian. I learned English at school, followed by Hebrew and German.
Degrees/Journalistic experience:
After completing my studies in Comparative Literature and Philosophy at New York University, I was awarded a Fulbright grant to Germany and have lived here ever since.
With DW since:
I began my journalistic career at DW Radio’s English Service in 2003, joining the news and current affairs department in Bonn as a reporter, host and correspondent. In 2008, I made the jump to television news, moving to Berlin to join DW TV.
Favorite quote:
“But words are things, and a small drop of ink,
Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces
That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think;”
(Lord Byron)
My personal hero:
Definitely my husband, a lawyer for refugees in Berlin.
What do I strive to be as a journalist?
As a journalist, I strive to be inquisitive, accurate, and careful to avoid jumping to conclusions.
7 novels that had a profound impact on me (in no particular order)
- Death in Venice, Thomas Mann
- The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov
- The Waves, Virginia Woolf
- The God of Small Things, Arundathi Roy
- The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner
- The Passion, Jeanette Winterson
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Jonathan Safran Foer