Gerhard Harkenthal

Gerhard Harkenthal (born January 15, 1914 in Aschersleben ; † April 4, 1985 there ) was a German lawyer and writer .

Life

After an apprenticeship in banking and temporary work as a dance violinist, Harkenthal studied law and then worked as a lawyer . His first suggestions for literary activity came from this professional field - in the years that followed, crime literature remained Harkenthal's main field of work. For the conflicts he portrayed, he often chose a historical background.

Another subject of his work was the contemporary world. After traveling to Tanzania , for example, in 1970 , Harkenthal addressed the experiences of a young teacher from the GDR in Africa in the novel Durststrecken .

Works (selection)

Detective novels

• Hangover. Detective novel . Book publisher der Morgen, Berlin 1965.
• Rendezvous with death. Detective novel . 2nd edition. Book publisher der Morgen, Berlin 1963.
• Escape to the jury . 2nd edition. Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle / Saale 1964.

Novels

• Love is more ... novel . Book publisher der Morgen, Berlin 1961.
• High court in Toulouse. Historical novel . Verlag der Nation, Berlin 1984 (reprint of the Halle / Saale edition 1955).
• The Hambacher hat. Roman Central German novel, Halle / Saale 1956.
• Canal story. Novel . 3rd edition. Buchverlag der Morgen, Berlin 1968.