Günther Neske

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Günther Neske (born September 14, 1913 in Schwetz an der Weichsel ; † July 12, 1997 in Reutlingen ) was a German publisher .

Life

Günther Neske began studying Protestant theology at Bethel, as well as philosophy, German and history in Berlin. After he had become conspicuous by opinions critical of the regime, he fled from National Socialist Germany to Switzerland to Basel and on to Rome , where he continued his humanistic studies at the Gregoriana . After returning to Germany, he served as a reconnaissance pilot, fell into British captivity , continued his studies in Göttingen and Tübingen and founded by a publishing activity at Otto Reichl Verlag "The candlestick" 1951 in Pfullingen the Neske publishing house, which in 1993 by Klett-Cotta Publishing house was taken over.

Günther Neske was married to Brigitte Neske (née Gayler). Brigitte Neske designed the graphics for the bindings and covers of the 433 books published by Neske Verlag.

The Neske library

The city of Pfullingen runs the Neske library in the former Neske publishing house, which is a museum and branch of the German Literature Archive in Marbach and was inaugurated on June 19, 2010 with a cultural festival in the Pfullingen monastery garden. The Neske Library is managed and curated by Felicitas Vogel, the estate is managed by Thomas Neske, the son of Günther and Brigitte Neske.

Authors from Neske Verlag

The authors of Neske Verlag included Beda Allemann , Witold Gombrowicz , Hans Arp , Djuna Barnes , HAP Grieshaber , Wolfgang Hildesheimer , Ernst Jünger , Walter Jens , Rudolf Kassner , Hans Mayer , Martin Heidegger , Walter Schulz , Walter Warnach , Eugen Gottlob Winkler , Elisabeth Flickenschildt , Peter Härtling , Max Hölzer , Franz Mon and others. Günther Neske failed in his efforts, Paul Celan , The Tin Drum by Günter Grass and The Principle of Hope of Ernst Bloch to install. In 1977 he published the anthology Memories of Martin Heidegger . He also published long-playing records with lectures and readings by Martin Heidegger, Hans Arp, Ingeborg Bachmann , Günter Grass and other authors. The Neske Verlag logo is from HAP Grieshaber.

Individual evidence

  1. Jump up ↑ Der Spiegel: War History, Gentle, Gentle, Herr General. Spiegel-online, August 28, 1952, accessed May 3, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Thomas Baral: Günther Neske: The post-war period mirrored. Reutlinger General-Anzeiger, September 14, 2013, accessed on May 3, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Die Zeit: Günther Neske. In: Obituary. Zeit-online, July 18, 1997, accessed May 2, 2017 .
  4. ^ Spiegel-online: Günther Neske. Der Spiegel, July 21, 1997, accessed May 2, 2017 .
  5. ^ City of Pfullingen: The Neske Library. City of Pfullingen, accessed on May 2, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Magdalena Kablaoui: Literature and lemonade in the Kostergarten. Reutlinger General-Anzeiger, August 6, 2013, accessed on May 3, 2017 .
  7. ↑ News from the museums: Opening of the Neske library in Pfullingen. Office for Literary Museums, Marbach and Literary Society, Karlsruhe, accessed on May 3, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Petra Schöbel: Spiritual life: Philosophical round in Pfullingen. Reutlinger General-Anzeiger, January 19, 2013, accessed on May 4, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Anne Leipold: "Thoughts do not become obsolete" Philosophical round deepens life issues - Hannah Arendt new topic. Reutlinger Nachrichten, Südwest Presse, April 19, 2014, accessed on May 4, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Matthias Reichert: A small, large publisher: The Neske library in Klosterstrasse. Schwäbisches Tagblatt, June 18, 2010, accessed on May 4, 2017 .
  11. ↑ SWP | 09/08/2016: Resurrection for Dadaism. Reutlinger Nachrichten Südwest Presse, September 8, 2016, accessed on May 4, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Stefan Braese: Beyond the Passes, Wolfgang Hildesheimer, A biography . Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 2016, ISBN 978-3-8353-1889-2 .
  13. ^ Spiegel-online: Programs: Verlag Günther Neske. Der Spiegel, October 24, 1962, accessed on May 4, 2017 .
  14. ↑ Angela Steidle: Two mouthfuls of silence. Reutlinger Nachrichten Südwest Presse, August 5, 2014, accessed on May 4, 2017 .
  15. ↑ Jürgen Herdin: Migrants, patrons, bodices. Reutlinger Nachrichten, May 23, 2016, accessed on May 3, 2017 .
  16. ↑ with contributions by Martin Buber, Herbert Marcuse, Georg Picht, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, Ernst Fuchs, Hermann Heimpel, Rudolf Bultmann a. a., see Philosophers, Power of Thought. Der Spiegel, November 14, 1977, accessed on May 3, 2017 .
  17. ^ Marie-Louise Abele: Zauberklause under the roof. Reutlinger Nachrichten Südwest Presse, September 11, 2012, accessed on May 4, 2017 .
  18. ^ Publishing house Günther Neske. Discogs, accessed May 3, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Neske, Günther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German publisher
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Schwetz on the Vistula
DATE OF DEATH July 12, 1997
Place of death Reutlingen