Frank Weymann

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Frank Weymann (* 1948 in Leipzig ; † 1997 ) was a German writer .

Live and act

Frank Weymann attended the advanced secondary school in Leipzig from 1963 to 1967 with a vocational training as a mechanical engineer . He then studied medicine at the University of Rostock and worked as a doctor in Rostock . In 1979 he was with the work investigations on Asbestosesituation among shipyard members Dr. med. PhD .

Weymann began to write while studying. His first stories were published in GDR magazines and anthologies . In his book Der Erbe , first published in 1978 , he reflects on youth experiences as a high school student and a young doctor in seven stories. The book was published in seven editions.

Weymann wrote short stories, novels, travelogues and several children's books, which were illustrated by Peter Uhde, Barbara Schumann, Feliks Büttner and above all the cartoonist Peter Bauer .

In 1997 Frank Weymann was killed in a car accident. He was married to Hannelore Weymann.

WeymannBauer Verlag

In 1991, Weymann founded the WeymannBauer Verlag OHG together with Peter Bauer , which was converted into a GmbH in 1992 . The publishing house was based in Leipzig until 1995. In March 1995 he moved his headquarters to Rostock and Frank Weymann became the sole partner.

Well-known authors such as Jürgen Hart , Hans-Otto Dill , Harri Engelmann , Ulf Annel and Horst Köbbert were published in the publishing house .

After Frank Weymann's death, his wife continued to run the publishing house.

Works

Narratives in anthologies

  • Helmut Fickelscherer (ed.): How Karel flew to Rosa Laub on the blue motorcycle. New life, Berlin 974.
  • Gisela Steineckert (ed.): Nine-day book. The 10th World Festival in Berlin. Experiences, reports, documents. New life, Berlin 1974.

Books

  • The Heritage. New life, Berlin 1978.
  • No mortal word. New life, Berlin 1981.
  • In the land of the feathered serpent. Children's book publisher, Berlin 1983.
  • Bastian, the chicken killer. Children's book publisher, Berlin 1985.
  • The dark room. New life, Berlin 1985.
  • with Peter Bauer: Gwendola's adventure. Children's book publisher, Berlin 1986, ISBN 3-358-00187-3 .
  • Time of the green verses. Impressions of a trip to Nicaragua. Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle, Leipzig 1988, ISBN 3-354-00376-6 .
  • A fateful spring. New life, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-355-00865-6 .
  • Brunosaurus. Altberliner Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-357-00250-7 .
  • In the glowing throat of the sun god. Pictures from Tunisia. Children's book publisher, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-358-00465-1 .
  • Shoes from America. Altberliner Verlag, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-357-00380-5 .
  • The strange life of Queen Rosalia. Children's book publisher, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-358-01615-3 .
  • The book of Warnemünde. A casual guide. WeymannBauer, Leipzig 1992, ISBN 3-929395-00-2 .
  • We and the rhinos. Children's book publisher, Berlin 1993, ISBN 3-358-02078-9 .
  • The lookalike. WeymannBauer, Leipzig 1993, ISBN 3-929395-02-9 .
  • with Peter Bauer: Tristella and Gideon. WeymannBauer, Leipzig 1993.
    Part 1: The conflagration . ISBN 3-929395-05-3 .
    Part 2: a terrible animal. ISBN 3-929395-06-1 .
    Part 3: The Hill of the Hunters . ISBN 3-929395-07-X .
  • with Peter Bauer: The day when Regineit crowed. Children's book publisher, Berlin 1994, ISBN 3-358-02096-7 .
  • Off to Florida. 99 drawings and a life story. Drawings by Alexander Hässner, text by Frank Weymann. WeymannBauer, Leipzig 1994, ISBN 3-929395-16-9 .
  • with Peter Bauer: Paul, the seafarer. Thienemann, Stuttgart, Vienna, Bern 1997, ISBN 3-522-43239-8 .

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personal data
SURNAME Weymann, Frank
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH 1997