Lutz Kleveman (born 1974) is a German investigative journalist, photographer, and author.

Kleveman's books include The New Great Game: Blood and Oil in Central Asia published in 2004 and "Wanderjahre: A reporter's journey in a mad world" published in 2014. Kleveman's work often deals with the relationship between energy interests, geopolitics, and US foreign policy.

Beginning in 1999, he worked as a freelance journalist and photographer in the Balkans, West Africa, the former Soviet Union, Central Asia, and the Middle East.[1] He has written and photographed for the Daily Telegraph, Die Zeit, Newsweek, Der Spiegel, Playboy Magazine and various other publications in Germany, Britain, and the United States.[2]

His latest book Lemberg: Die vergessene Mitte Europas dealt with the history of the city of Lviv in Ukraine, including the Lviv pogroms (1941) and its position in the former Austrian Empire.[3]

Academic career

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Kleveman studied French Literature in Aix-en-Provence and International History at the London School of Economics.[4]

Further publications

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  • Lemberg. Die vergessene Mitte Europas. Aufbau Verlag, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-351-03668-3.
  • The New Great Game. Grove Press, New York City 2004, ISBN 9780802141729.

References

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  1. ^ "The New Great Game". The Guardian. October 20, 2003.
  2. ^ Gross, Terry (November 12, 2003). "Journalist Lutz Kleveman". NPR.
  3. ^ Reinecke, Stefan (July 1, 2017). "Lemberg. Die vergessene Mitte Europas". Goethe Institut.
  4. ^ "The New Great Game by Lutz C. Kleveman".