Erwin Heimann

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Erwin Heimann (born February 20, 1909 in Bern , † August 21, 1991 in Heiligenschwendi in the canton of Bern ) was a Swiss writer. He became known as the author of novels (in German) as well as short stories and radio plays in Bernese dialect .

Life

Erwin Heimann was born on February 20, 1909 as the son of a railroad worker in Bern. After secondary school he completed an apprenticeship as a heating fitter. Between 1930 and 1933 he stayed in Paris. Having become unemployed, he wrote reports and feature articles for various Swiss newspapers. During his stay he wrote his first novel Wir Menschen , which was published in Bern in 1935. The book was banned in Germany for political reasons and in Austria for moral reasons; Heimann made a name for himself as a working-class writer .

In 1936 he married the children's book author Gertrud Heizmann ; In 1937 their son, who later became crime novelist Alexander Heimann , was born. In 1946 he became an editor at the Francke publishing house in Bern. He co-edited Simon Gfeller's work and in 1956 compiled a complete publisher's directory for his employer. From 1956 to 1963 Heimann was responsible for public relations for the municipal transport company in Bern . He was a freelance writer from 1963; he also worked for various newspapers and the Swiss radio DRS . In 1985, he wrote a village chronicle for his long-term residence in Heiligenschwendi ob Thun .

Awards

Works (selection)

  • We humans . Autobiographical novel. Feuz, Bern 1935
  • Baiting . Novel. Francke, Bern 1937
  • Darling of the gods . Francke, Bern 1939
  • The last optimist . Novel. Francke, Bern 1948
  • Still have the sons ... Roman. Huber, Frauenfeld 1956
  • D'Röstiplatte . Stories. Francke, Bern 1956
  • Lights on Bern. A guide to Bern and the Bernese . Haupt, Bern 1959 (or as a private print 1957); 3. through A. ibid. 1976
  • Fools on the net . Novel. Huber, Frauenfeld 1960
  • Old and young . Essay. Viktoria, Bern 1960
  • Before em fancier . Stories. Francke, Bern 1962
  • How she saw St. Jacob . Novel. Viktoria, Bern 1970
  • Bäremutz . Narrative. Francke, Bern 1972
  • A look back. My life in my time . Autobiography. Viktoria, Bern 1974
  • The last optimist . Novel. Francke, Bern 1978
  • The punished. A way through guilt and atonement . Viktoria, Bern 1981
  • The difficult confederate. Stories from the life of a soldier . GS-Verlag, Bern 1982
  • Characters at the time. Collected columns 1974–1983 . Fischer, Münsingen 1983
  • Wätterluft . Collected stories. Cosmos, Muri 1989, ISBN 3-305-00059-7

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personal data
SURNAME Heimann, Erwin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss writer
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Bern
DATE OF DEATH August 21, 1991
Place of death Heiligenschwendi