Claus Henneberg (writer)

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Claus Henneberg (born July 18, 1928 in Hof (Saale) ) is a German poet, playwright and storyteller.

Life

Henneberg is the son of a lawyer. After serving as an air force helper in World War II and graduating from the humanistic grammar school in Hof , he studied law in Munich from 1949 to 1954 and was editor of the literary magazine Ophir , which appeared from 1952 to 1953, with Henneberg's own contributions appearing under five different pseudonyms, as well the co-founder of the gallery of the same name for young art in Munich. 1955 followed a stay in Paris , since then he has lived in his parents' house in the Haidt district of Hof . Henneberg is literary situate in the environment of the literary avant-garde of the 1960s to Gomringer and Heißenbüttel , the members of the Vienna group as Jandl , Mayröcker and Konrad Bayer and especially the Stuttgart School of Max Bense , in the journal moment appeared from 1958 texts of Henneberg .

From 1966 to 1970, together with Reinhard Döhl , he organized the days for “new literature in hof”, a forum for experimental texts and concrete poetry conceived as a counter-event to the meetings of Group 47 . Together with Döhl, he also conceived the television series Auf der Lesebühne der Literarisches Illustrierte, which was broadcast in 25 episodes by SDR from 1965 to 1968 . In 1970 he founded the publishing house for new literature , did an apprenticeship in bookselling in Munich from 1971 to 1972, was the owner of the Kleinschmidt bookstore in Hof from 1972 and took an active part in Hof's cultural life. From 1967 these included the Hof Film Festival , the Hof Kulturbund , the Kulturwarte magazine , the literary night café in the Kleinschmidt bookstore (1986–1990), the Lions Club Hof and the Theater K (1988–1991). He has lived in Hof as a freelance writer since 1993.

Henneberg has been a member of the SPD since 1968.

Appreciations

Works

  • Texts and Notes. Poetry and prose. Neuwied & Berlin-Spandau 1963.
  • Monologues. Neuwied & Berlin-Spandau 1963.
  • Old Anna or happiness in the corner. Premiere Days for New Literature 1968, directed by Reinhard Döhl; Performance at Theater K, Hof 1988.
  • Christ appeared to make atonement for us. A portrait of Heinrich Holzschuher's life from Wunsiedel, the author of the Christmas hymn "O you merry". Hof 1968.
  • hey sisters. Radio play. First performance Saarländischer Rundfunk 1969. First performance as a play Theater K, Hof 1988.
  • Dictionary of Homer and other screen texts. With screen prints by Reinhold Koehler. Hof 1970.
  • Ledger. Baldheim & Munich 1983, ISBN 3-924278-00-8 .
  • Boxes. Drama. World premiere at Theater K, Hof 1989.
  • Youth stories. Prose. Hof 1995, ISBN 3-88267-048-7 .
  • Children and fools. Prose. Hof 1996, ISBN 3-88267-050-9 .
  • Raven mail. Prose. Hof 1998, ISBN 3-88267-054-1 .
  • Leaps in time. With an afterword by Reinhard Döhl. Prose. Hof 2001, ISBN 3-88267-057-6 .
  • Self portrait. Autobiography. Hof 2003, ISBN 3-88267-064-9 .
  • A Lovestory. After pictures by Paul Krüger. Prose. Hof 2004, ISBN 3-88267-068-1 .
  • Resurrection. Three stories. Hof 2008, ISBN 978-3-88267-079-0 .
  • with Wolfgang Ritter: Sculptures. A workshop talk about 14 sculptures with Claus Henneberg. Hof 2008,

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ophir. Staub, Munich 1952 f., ZDB -ID 1007489-2 .
  2. ↑ Claus Henneberg: new literature in court . In: Culture in Hof . Hof 1968. See also the rejections by Henneberg and Döhl on October 17, 1970.
  3. ↑ On the reading stage of the literary illustrated magazines in the Internet Movie Database (English).
  4. ↑ Stadtarchiv Hof, N 32; 4th
  5. ↑ SPD Hof honors jubilees. Retrieved July 10, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Henneberg, Claus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German poet, playwright and storyteller
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Hof (Saale)