Alfred Müller-Felsenburg

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Alfred Müller-Felsenburg (born December 26, 1926 in Bochum ; † December 29, 2007 in Mechernich ) was a German teacher, poet and writer . He wrote both poetry , short fiction , short stories , essays , novels and science fiction stories and children's books , guides and biographies (especially with Christian religious reference). He published some works under the pseudonyms Lester Counge and Meunier Bourg de la Roche .

biography

Alfred Müller-Felsenburg was born in 1926 into a working-class family in Bochum. After elementary school he completed teacher training in Hofheim am Taunus and Großkrotzenburg from 1941 to 1944 . In the last year of the war he took as a soldier in the Second World War and was after the war until 1948 in American and French captivity . In 1949 he converted to Catholicism and worked as a commercial assistant in Hagen. From 1949 to 1951 he studied education at the Pedagogical Academy in Essen-Kupferdreh . He then worked as a teacher in Halver until 1961 , where he also took his second state examination in 1954 and published the first poems and books for young people in the late 1950s. In 1963 he moved to a school in Ratingen in the Rhineland and then came back to Westphalia in 1964 to a school in Hagen , where he taught until 1978. After retiring from teaching in 1978, he lived as a freelance writer .

During his years as a teacher, Müller-Felsenburg pursued journalistic and writing activities. From 1962 to 1993 he was a member of the Authors' Circle Ruhr-Mark , where he was vice chairman and press officer for many years. From 1966 to 1993 he was a member of the Association of German Writers . From 1984 to 1999 he was a member of the Aachen "Inklings Society for Literature and Aesthetics", since 2000 a member of the Schmallenberg Christine Koch Society .

In 1988 the publisher Hans-Werner Gey from Hagen and the literary scholar Ulrich Schödlbauer initiated the Alfred Müller Felsenburg Prize for upright literature , which has been named after Alfred Müller-Felsenburg and has been awarded annually since 1988 .

In 2004 Müller-Felsenburg moved - due to a cancer - together with his wife Agnes von Hagen to a facility for assisted living in neighboring Gevelsberg , in 2007 - after the death of his wife - to the Eifel to the hospice "Stella Maris" of the order Communio in Christ in Mechernich . In 2007 Müller-Felsenburg himself received the “Prize for upright literature” named after him for his life's work. A few days after his 81st birthday, he died on December 29, 2007 in Mechernich. The writer had three children.

Awards

  • 1963/64 - Inclusion in the list of the best religious books for young people in Germany ("The Persecuted")
  • 1964 - BICE Prize, Bureau International Catholique de l'Enfance, Paris
  • 1974 - 3rd prize in the poetry competition of the literary newspaper "Das Boot"
  • 1975 - 2nd poetry prize in the competition "Dome in Poem"
  • 1976 - Poetry Prize in the "Two People" competition
  • 1979 - Working grant from the Ministry of Culture of North Rhine-Westphalia for "In the Net of Violence"
  • 1979 - Hugo-Carl-Jüngst-Medal for progressive literature from the publishing house Gey, Hagen
  • 1995 - “The Vigilant Chicken” award (named after the novel by Erik Reger ), Essen
  • 1997 - Westphalian Literature Prize of the Friends of the Westphalian Literature Archive Hagen
  • 2007 - Alfred Müller Felsenburg Prize for upright literature for his life's work

Works

In addition to the following selection of book publications, Alfred Müller-Felsenburg has also written a large number of articles in more than 100 anthologies and reading books.

  • Witt-Witt and the crackers. Fredebeul and Koenen, Essen, 1958.
  • The persecuted. A boy's story from a time when injustice reigned. Arena-Verlag, Würzburg, 1959. (New editions: Steyler Verlag, Nettetal, 1984. ISBN 3-87787-177-1 ; Books on Demand, Norderstedt, 2006. ISBN 978-3-8334-6164-4 )
  • The adventures of the saints. Fredebeul and Koenen, Essen / Christiana-Verlag, Zurich, 1964.
  • One more time to Babylon. Pallotti-Verlag, Friedberg near Augsburg, 1965. (New edition: Claren-Verlag, Lüdenscheid, 1984. ISBN 3-922549-12-8 )
  • God & Co. prayers of an unruly layman. Pallotti-Verlag, Friedberg bei Augsburg, 1966. (New edition: Mönnig-Verlag, Iserlohn, 1986. ISBN 3-922885-29-2 . - translated into Dutch: God & Co. Gebeden van een weerspannige leek. Uitgeverij Diligentia, Oostakker, 1967. - Translated into Italian: Dio & Co. Preghiere di un laico renitente. Cittadella Editrice, Assisi, 1969.)
  • You change the world. Shaping our time in stories and reports. Fredebeul and Koenen, Essen / Christiana-Verlag, Zurich, 1967.
  • You love me My first prayer book. Benziger-Verlag, Einsiedeln, 1967. (New edition: Kaiser-Verlag, Munich, 1969)
  • Your legacy lives on: Gandhi, Hammarskjöld, Kennedy, Martin Luther King. Fredebeul and Koenen, Essen / Christiana-Verlag, Stein am Rhein, 1968.
  • People in the red network. Alsatia publishing house, Freiburg (Breisgau), Colmar, Paris, 1969. ISBN 3-87012-018-5
  • Mr. Seewind and Miss Rain Cloud. Christiana-Verlag, Stein am Rhein, 1970 / Fredebeul and Koenen, Essen, 1970.
  • Responsible children, mature church. For child and youth appropriate understanding of faith and the Eucharist. Religious education report with practical examples. Driewer-Verlag, Essen, 1971. ISBN 3-87177-048-5
  • Smoking not permitted. Science fiction story. German Factor Association, Hagen, 1975.
  • Waterproof alibi. Engelbert-Verlag, Balve, 1977. ISBN 3-536-00438-5
  • Fighter for humanity. Habbel-Verlag, Regensburg, 1977. ISBN 3-7748-0351-X
  • Secret society of three. Engelbert-Verlag, Balve, 1978. ISBN 3-536-01405-4
  • Cross country. Texts of experience and risk. o. O. 1979 (new edition: Gey-Verlag, Hagen, 1981. ISBN 3-922188-26-5 )
  • Great Christians. Four volumes. Benziger-Verlag, Zurich, Cologne, 1980–1982. - Vol. 1: ISBN 3-545-28009-8 , Vol. 2 ISBN 3-545-28010-1 , Vol. 3 ISBN 3-545-28011-X , Vol. 4 ISBN 3-545-28012-8 .
  • In the web of violence. Engelbert-Verlag, Balve, 1980. ISBN 3-536-01568-9
  • Merry Christmas legend. o. O., 1980
  • Roman images. Attempt a lyric arc or impressions of a sightseeing tour. Poems. Cooperative Dürnau, 1981.
  • Cross country. Poems. Gey-Verlag, Hagen, 1981
  • “I don't want to go to the dear God.” Problems of religious upbringing at home. Pustet-Verlag, Regensburg, 1982. ISBN 3-7917-0711-6
  • Sand blooms. Songs and poems. Gey-Verlag, Hagen, 1982.
  • Fabian Molitor's diary. Gey-Verlag, Hagen, 1983.
  • The copper eater. Cooperative Dürnau, 1984.
  • Tomorrow is the past. Utopian stories of hope. Steyler Verlag, Nettetal, 1984. ISBN 3-87787-185-2
  • Class 4 in turmoil. Engelbert-Verlag, Balve, 1984. ISBN 3-536-01702-9 (new edition: Auer-Verlag, Donauwörth, 1999. ISBN 3-403-03322-8 )
  • Architect of God. Life and work of Br. Johannes Hopfer SVD (1856 –1936), Steyler missionary a. Builder in Togo, Africa. Steyler Verlag, Nettetal, 1985. ISBN 3-87787-190-9
  • Potassium cyanide and pious encouragement. Notes, views, essays, stories and marginal notes of a typical Central European whose half-education and deviousness cannot be overlooked. Gey-Verlag, Hagen, 1985. ISBN 3-922188-34-6
  • Good day. Texts to think about. Pattloch-Verlag, Aschaffenburg, 1985. ISBN 3-557-91309-0
  • Like a ray of sunshine. Texts to look forward to. Pattloch-Verlag, Aschaffenburg, 1986. ISBN 3-557-91348-1
  • How does our child experience God's world today? Problems of religious upbringing in parental home. Mönnig-Verlag, Iserlohn, 1986. ISBN 3-922885-30-6
  • Polonius Popkappewitscho. Lots of little dwarf stories. Mönnig-Verlag, Iserlohn, 1986. ISBN 3-922885-28-4
  • Behind nowhere is a meadow of flowers. Story (s) of a family. MuNe-Verlag, Paderborn, 1987. (New edition: Gey-Verlag, Hagen, 1994.)
  • I want colorful flowers to bloom. Engelbert-Verlag, Balve, 1987. ISBN 978-3-536-01791-9
  • I can tell you everything. Prayers for children and their parents. Benziger Verlag, Zurich, Cologne, 1989. ISBN 978-3-545-29007-5
  • Every day a new beginning. Pattloch-Verlag, Augsburg, 1989 and 1990; Bechtermünz, Augsburg, 2000. ISBN 3-8289-4854-5 . (Publication)
  • Language: an instrument of understanding or a vehicle for distance? An essay on language theory and language theology. Gey-Verlag, Hagen, 1989. ISBN 3-922188-38-5
  • Fool song. Poems. Gey-Verlag, Hagen, 1990. ISBN 3-922188-04-4
  • Goethe for every day. Pattloch-Verlag, Augsburg, 1990 and 1991. (Publication)
  • With Socrates through the year. Pattloch-Verlag, Augsburg, 1990. (published)
  • The great appeasers and other utopian stories. Gey-Verlag, Hagen, 1991. ISBN 3-922188-40-2
  • Garibaldi doesn't give up. Poems and stories. RAA / City of Hagen, School Administration Office, Hagen, 1992.
  • Grandma on the hot tin roof. Memories and stories of a grandson. Gey-Verlag, Hagen, 1992. ISBN 3-922188-42-7
  • With Lichtenberg through the year. Praesent-Verlag in Weltbild-Verlag, Augsburg, 1994. (published)
  • Mother Marie Therese. - A woman interferes. Documentation. 58 letters from the founder of the order to Archbishop Lefebvre. Walter-Verlag, Hagen, 1996. ISBN 3-931393-03-8 . (Publication)
  • On the way to Poland. In the footsteps of mother Marie Therese. Walter-Verlag, Hagen, 1996. ISBN 3-931393-04-6
  • Church Square. Story (s) of a parish. Echter-Verlag, Würzburg, 1997. ISBN 3-429-01889-7
  • Beyond borders. o. O., 1998.
  • In the orbit of transience. Location regulations. Meditative texts and poems. MuNe-Verlag, Paderborn, 1999. ISBN 3-933425-07-7
  • Winter explosives. Memories of an old man. MuNe-Verlag, Paderborn, 2000. ISBN 3-933425-12-3
  • Impact and puncture-proof. Keywords from AZ. MuNe-Verlag, Paderborn, 2002. ISBN 3-933425-22-0
  • Hell come out. A novel about a rebellious monastery brother. Almost true stories! MuNe-Verlag, Paderborn, 2005. ISBN 3-933425-37-9
  • What the woman wants, God wants. Great women of history, art, religion. MuNe-Verlag, Paderborn, 2007. ISBN 978-3-933-452-44-7
  • Dusk. Meditations and poems at the end of life. MuNe Verlag, Paderborn, 2007. ISBN 978-3-933425-50-8
  • Self-incriminations: murder! The confused-schizophrenic dreams of Zeno Hanuman. Schardt Verlag, Oldenburg. 2007. ISBN 978-3-89841-363-3

literature

  • Hermann Multhaupt: Alfred Müller-Felsenburg. Paderborn 1972
  • NN: Alfred Müller-Felsenburg. Catalog raisonné 1986. Hagen 1986.
  • S. Prinz: Rays of purification hurry through space. To the poems of Alfred Müller-Felsenburg. 1974
  • W. Holzhauer: A companion of God. Alfred Müller-Felsenburg and the writer's commitment. 1966
  • WM Wegener: An author is looking for an argument. Alfred Müller-Felsenburg, a fifty year old. In: Hagen home calendar. 17, 1976, pp. 284-286
  • WM Wegener: convince people through humanity. A look at the commitment of the now 60 year old author Alfred Müller-Felsenburg. In: Heimatbuch Hagen and Mark. 27, 1986, pp. 253f.
  • C. Bimberg: Laudation at Müller-Felsenburg. In: Heimatbuch Hagen and Mark. 41, 2000, pp. 239-241
  • H. Steinacker: Tracking down hope. On December 26th, Alfred Müller-Felsenburg will be 75. In: Schule heute. 41, 2001, issue 12, p. 15.
  • Walter Gödden, Iris Nölle-Hornkamp (ed.): Westphalian author lexicon. Vol. 4: 1900 to 1950. Schöningh, Paderborn, 2002. ISBN 978-3-506-79744-5 (entry "Alfred Müller-Felsenburg")

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ lyrikwelt.de: "Alfred Müller-Felsenburg" ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed January 2008) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lyrikwelt.de
  2. ↑ a b Horst Kniese: Writer Alfred Müller-Felsenburg is dead. 81-year-old poet died in the hospice in Mechernich in the Eifel. Westfälische Rundschau , Hagen, January 1st, 2008
  3. ^ Writer Müller-Felsenburg has died. Westfalenpost , Gevelsberg, January 2nd, 2008
  4. ↑ wlb-unna.com: Author data "Alfred Müller-Felsenburg". Version 1 ( Memento of October 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed January 2008)

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personal data
SURNAME Müller-Felsenburg, Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Bochum
DATE OF DEATH December 29, 2007
Place of death Mechernich