Fritz Körner (poet)

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Friedrich Leberecht "Fritz" Körner (born April 28, 1873 in Waschleithe ; † July 15, 1930 in Beierfeld ) was a German merchant and dialect poet from the Saxon Ore Mountains .

Life

Körner was the son of a miner. After attending primary school in his birthplace, he became an office apprentice in Grünhain . He later learned a commercial profession, became an authorized signatory and was most recently self-employed. At an early age he wrote serious and cheerful stories in the Ore Mountains dialect, in which he tried to depict the typical features of this landscape and its inhabitants. In doing so, he always drew from the environment he experienced directly. Unadorned, he also denounced grievances, which led to the fact that his works, although they are characterized by a deep love for his Erzgebirge homeland, in contrast to other dialect poets, who often slipped into the platitudes of everyday life, found it difficult to establish themselves in general.

Works

  • 1904: Dos neue Kirchenkascheedl (Schwank)
  • 1906: Habutten
  • 1922: Getzen un Beer
  • 1924: Zschilp zschalp , Dresden-Wachwitz 1924 (= poems and stories in Ore Mountains dialect , 38)
  • 1928: Rute Hanne
  • 1927: Cherries , funny stories in the Erzgebirge dialect, first edition.
  • 1927: Harzdruckerle , funny stories in the Ore Mountains dialect, first edition.
  • 1929: Quarkkasse
  • 1929: Haselbummele
  • 1930: Nebegadnezzar (last story)

Appreciation

In February 1930 the editors of the Erzgebirgsverein published the following appeal:

Fritz Körner is in need. This man who sat down to read a piece of Scripture [St. Lucas] interpreting in the Ore Mountains, that is, adding a piece of heart and soul, depends on making a living from his self-published writings. It is his old work. But he doesn't want handouts. We ask everyone, buy one of his booklets from him!

One month before his death, Körner thanked him: even if they [the 200 marks he had earned from selling his books] are not enough to pay my printer debts, they have made my life a lot easier.

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