Claus Back
Claus Back (also Klaus Back , born June 19, 1904 in Sorau , † April 10, 1969 in Potsdam ) was a German writer . He comes from a Central German civil servant family. He spent his youth in the city of Altenburg. It was there that his interest in history and cultural history arose.
Life
Back had after the First World War, a study of jurisprudence completed and then a trainee in Altenburg and Berlin. From 1939 to 1945 he did his military service as an air raid policeman in Potsdam. After being expelled from Sorau - then in Brandenburg - in 1945, he moved completely to Potsdam, where he lived at Lennéstraße 13 until his death. Back was best known for his historical and cultural-historical novels and stories, the details of which have been carefully researched and excitingly combined. He is buried in the Potsdam New Cemetery on Heinrich-Mann-Allee.
Works (selection)
- The Page Konstantin , 1934, August Scherl Verlag
- The journey home , 1943, Verlag Velhagen & Klasing
- Andreas Schlueter , 1950, Das Neue Berlin , 6th edition 1969
- Stein's return , Verlag der Nation , 1954, Volume 5 of the Small National Library series
- Lyre and Sword , a historical-biographical story about Theodor Körner , 1956, Rütten & Loening Berlin
- Ritter Gensfleisch zum Gutenberg , 1958, Evangelische Verlagsanstalt , Berlin 1972
- Storming youth , historical-biographical novel about Carl Schurz , 1960, book publisher Der Morgen , 1962
- Three young women at the Maiden Bridge ; the history of the Huguenots in Berlin; 1961, Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1970
- The way to Rome. A Winckelmann novel , 1964, published by Der Morgen, Berlin
- with Martin Stade : Der Meister von Sanssouci , 1971, book publisher Der Morgen, 8th edition, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3371000869
literature
- Friedrich-H. Schregel: The fiction literature of the GDR. Narrative techniques, reader guidance, cultural politics. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 1993, ISBN 353112188X
- Memories of the writer Claus Back ; in: Brandenburgische newest Nachrichten from 28./29. June 1991, p. 11
Web links
- Literature by and about Claus Back in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Claus Back in the Lexicon of German-Language Writers from the Beginnings to the Present. , VEB Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig, 1967, Volume A – K; Pp. 59/60
- ↑ a b Short biography and information on the work of Claus Back at Literaturport
- ↑ Storming Youth on Google.books
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Back, Claus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sorau , Poland |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1969 |
| Place of death | Potsdam , GDR |