Alfred Otto Swede

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Alfred Otto Schwede (born April 16, 1915 in Haynsburg ; † August 7, 1987 in Hohen Neuendorf ) was a German writer and translator.

Life

Swede was the son of a basket maker. He studied theology and Nordic studies at the University of Leipzig . He had already stayed in Sweden several times in the last years of his studies . During the Second World War he worked as an interpreter . He was then a pastor , freelance translator and writer in Haynsburg (1947–53), Uthleben and Brandenburg-Görden , before moving to his second home in Hohen Neuendorf in 1976 . His rich literary work is particularly evident in historical novels , short stories and short stories, which he often set in Scandinavia . Further topics were biographies, biblical stories, church history and much more. He
not only cultivated his own work, he also distinguished himself as a translator of literature from Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish. In Haynsburg, his birthplace, a plaque on the old parsonage reminds of him.

Works

Series of Stories from the History of Christianity

In this series, Schwede deals with the issues of her time by letting contemporaries discuss them. Everyday people have their say as well as well-known figures from the history of Christianity. Each volume deals with a longer or shorter epoch and contains a large number of stories, each approx. 30. These are 4-15 pages long. The listed subtitle makes it easier to classify the epoch. Each story is illustrated with a drawing.

  • Isn't he the carpenter? , Stories of Jesus of Nazareth , Berlin 1961, 45 stories on 230 pages.
  • Those who excited the world , stories from the apostles , Berlin 1962, 35 stories on 270 pages.
  • Penetrated to Life , Stories from Early Christianity , Berlin 1963, 33 stories on 272 pages.
  • Believed by the world , stories from the first millennium of the church , Berlin 1968, 28 stories on 293 pages.
  • In the shadow of power , stories from late medieval Christianity , Berlin 1972, 29 stories on 257 pages.
  • About work and grace , stories from the time of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation , Berlin 1976, 33 stories on 289 pages.


other works

  • Lars Levi Laestadius , the Lappen Prophet , EVA, Berlin 1953, DNB 454614578 .
  • Friendship with New Year's Eve , Berlin 1954
  • Children of a father , Berlin 1955
  • Jungs, Deerns and Pastor Poggenkamp , Berlin 1956
  • New ways with New Year's Eve , Berlin 1956
  • Master Olof in a basket , Berlin 1957
  • A man without fear , Berlin 1958
  • But you are missing one thing , Berlin 1959
  • On the way to distant brothers , Berlin 1959
  • The saints of Messembria and other stories , Berlin 1960
  • They came from the Torne Valley , Berlin in 1961
  • Traianu and the Bear , Berlin 1961
  • Abdi, the camel driver , Berlin 1962
  • The sin of Bishop Nikola , Berlin 1962
  • On strange streets , Berlin 1964
  • The Padres von San Blas and other stories , Berlin 1964
  • In the third exam , Berlin 1965
  • Full of joy, without time , Berlin 1965
  • One of the rabbi's sons , Berlin 1965
  • From the woods of Savonmaa , Bern 1966
  • Glory, glory, hallelujah , Berlin 1966
  • The interview , Constance 1966
  • A monk went home , Berlin 1966
  • Pastor Praktikus , Hamburg 1966
  • Cuban diary , Berlin 1967
  • Nathan Söderblom , Berlin 1967
  • Der Grüne , Kassel 1968
  • Karelian legend , Berlin 1968
  • Ransomed to create , Berlin 1968
  • Up to the ptarmigan mountain , Berlin 1969
  • The fathers ate sour grapes , Berlin 1969
  • The swimming pool and other stories , Berlin 1970
  • Anchored in the invisible , Berlin 1970
  • The Abraham Lincoln Story , Berlin 1971
  • Noah and the Ark , Berlin 1972
  • Lapland diary , Berlin 1973
  • Messenger of Freedom , Berlin 1973
  • Beloved strange mother , Berlin 1974
  • The cobbler of Jerusalem and other Christmas stories , Berlin 1974
  • The conference , Berlin 1975
  • The adversary , Berlin 1975
  • The inherited donkey and other Christmas items , Berlin 1977
  • Runestone and flag of the cross , Berlin 1977
  • Island with round churches , Berlin 1978
  • Gustav II Adolf of Sweden , Berlin 1979
  • Carl von Linné , Berlin 1980
  • The Christmas pyramid , Berlin 1980
  • The brother of the chosen one , Berlin 1981
  • Adventure of Hope , Berlin 1982
  • I was the junker's fool , Berlin 1983
  • This enigmatic life , Berlin 1984
  • A bell in the fog , Stuttgart 1985
  • Secret route across the border , Stuttgart 1985
  • His song was Islands Trost , Berlin 1985
  • The way over Langeland , Berlin 1986
  • The Kierkegaards: History of a Copenhagen knitwear dealer family, in particular a father and his later world-famous son Sören , EVA, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-374-00514-4 .

Translations

literature

  • Alfred Otto Schwede: Same Ätnam - my ivory tower? In: wanted. 22 authors about themselves . With an afterword by Karl Bongardt. 1st edition. Union Verlag, Berlin 1975, p. 153-165 .
  • Benedikt Jager: Seal bacon and dog sledding. Alfred Otto Schwede as translator of the Scandinavian North. LIT-Verlag, Zurich 2019, 250 pages. ISBN 978-3-643-91189-6

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personal data
SURNAME Swede, Alfred Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer and translator
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Haynsburg near Zeitz
DATE OF DEATH August 7, 1987
Place of death Hohen Neuendorf