Ernst Wilhelm Heine
Ernst Wilhelm Heine (* 1940 in Berlin ; some sources incorrectly give 1935 as the date), known as EW Heine , is a German architect and writer. He worked as an architect in South Africa and Saudi Arabia for over a decade . Today he lives as a freelance author in Bavaria . EW Heine is the brother of the illustrator Helme Heine .
Life
EW Heine studied architecture and urban planning at the Technical University of Braunschweig until 1964. After graduating as a graduate engineer , he was assistant to Professor Herrenberger at the TU. In 1968 he moved to Johannesburg in South Africa, where he worked as an architect. He opened his own office in the city in 1973.
Heine's literary activity began in 1974 with the publication of the monthly magazine Sauerkraut . At the same time he founded a political-literary cabaret of the same name . 1978 was the year of his return to Germany. He wrote several radio plays and gave lectures for the radio. In his “main job” that same year, Heine was project manager for the construction of a satellite town near Al-Khobar in Saudi Arabia. From 1982 on he was head of an architecture department at an engineering consultancy firm in Stuttgart ; from 1984 to 1986 he worked as a technical advisor to the government of Saudi Arabia. Since 1986 he has been working as a writer for good.
reception
Heine wrote a few stories and books while still working as an architect. However, he only became successful and known with his collection of bizarre, macabre short stories On Board the Titanic (1993). His kill-kille stories , as Heine's satirical short stories are called, have achieved cult status among fans in Germany. He has been recognized as a serious entertainment writer since the publication of the historical fiction Das Halsband der Taube (1994), his first novel to become a best seller.
Works (selection)
- Stories
- Only those who dream are free. A story . New edition Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 1985, ISBN 3-257-21278-X .
- Oil is a very special juice . In: DEA yearbook 1999.
- Kille-Kille stories
- Hackepeter. New kill-kill stories . Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 1984, ISBN 3-257-21219-4 .
- Cuckoo More kill-kill stories . Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 1985, ISBN 3-257-01710-3 .
- The glass eye. New kill-kill stories . Goldmann, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-442-72805-3 .
- On board the Titanic. Kille-Kille stories . Goldmann, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-442-73127-5 .
- Kinkerlitzchen. New kill-kill stories . Goldmann, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-442-73087-2 .
- Kille Kille. Macabre stories . Goldmann, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-442-72902-5
- Rest gently. New kill-kill stories . Goldmann, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-442-73268-9 .
- Novels
- Toppler . A murder in the middle ages . New edition Goldmann, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-442-72855-X .
- The pigeon's collar . Novel . Verlag btb, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-442-73540-8 .
- Brussels lace. Novel . Goldmann, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-442-72491-0 .
- The flight of the firebird . New edition Verlag btb, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-442-73599-8 .
- The ravens of Carcassonne. Novel . New edition Verlag btb, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-442-73327-8 .
- Papavera. The ring of the crusader . cbj Verlag, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-570-12912-8 .
- Non-fiction
- Who Murdered Mozart ? Who beheaded Haydn ? Murder stories for music lovers . 2nd edition Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-257-21437-5 .
- How did Wagner die ? What happened to Glenn Miller ? New stories for music lovers . Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 1987, ISBN 3-257-21514-2 .
- New York is in the Neanderthal. The adventurous story of man from the cave to the skyscraper . Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 1986, ISBN 3-257-21453-7 .
- The new nomad. Heretical predictions . Verlag btb, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-442-72901-7 .
- Luther's flea. Stories from world history . 2nd edition Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 1990, ISBN 3-257-21841-9 .
- Noah & Co . Edition Knaus, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-8135-4002-2 .
- Kaiser Wilhelm's whale. Stories from world history . C. Bertelsmann Verlag, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-570-10148-3 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ remake of Revenge of the calves and other stories . Dtv, Munich 1981, ISBN 3-423-01876-3
- ↑ New edition of Kille Kille . Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 1983, ISBN 3-257-21053-1
Web links
- The author's homepage with photographs and materials
- Literature by and about Ernst Wilhelm Heine in the catalog of the German National Library
- Interview at PopKulturSchock.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heine, Ernst Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heine, EW |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |