Stephan Thiemonds

Stephan Thiemonds (born April 5, 1971, in Lendersdorf/Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia), is a German author, who writes travelogues and short stories in the style of gonzo journalism and magic realism, in which the boundaries between reality and fantasy become blurred.

Thiemonds trained as a coppersmith and a welder at GEA Cancler GmbH in Düren, and later qualified as a construction foreman and a European Welding Specialist (EWF).

Between 2003 and 2022 he travelled as a service and commissioning technician across the world working for Buss SMS Canzler GmbH, based in Butzbach, Germany, a manufacturer of industrial machines, like Thin Film Evaporators, specialised in process engineering.

However, the lack of a degree should not be interpreted as a flaw, but indicate a belonging to the art of living area: on the left dealing with all requirements and entanglements that bring the travel and professional life with him.

Thiemonds was inspired to create the book series main title 359° during a professional stay in Shanghai when visiting a shopping mall, by the logo of the Chinese sportswear and sports equipment manufacturers 361˚.

It contains stories from China, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, Iran, Colombia, Antarctica, Denmark, Turkey, Sweden, Finland, Great Britain, Germany, from “Seventh Heaven“ and from “Above Clouds“.In 2016 a revised 359° edition was published in India.

The subtitle of the foreign Querweltein Unterwegs book series, You'll Never Work Alone !, was borrowed in slightly modified form, from the song title You'll Never Walk Alone.

The articles are published in various trade journals, both in German and in English translations, for instance in Schweissen und Schneiden, Der Praktiker, Giesserei, Welding and Cutting.