Gunnar Kunz

Gunnar Kunz (born May 16, 1961 in Wolfenbüttel ) is a German writer and illustrator . He is counted among the actors of the anti-feminist men's rights movement in German-speaking countries.

Life

After graduating from high school and doing community service, Gunnar Kunz worked for 14 years at various theaters in Germany as an assistant director, director, stage manager and dramaturge. He lived in Scotland for several years . Since 1997 he has been working as a freelance writer and occasionally as an illustrator and cartoonist using the pseudonym Rannug. From 2002 to 2014 he was a board member of the Berlin State Association of the Association of German Writers . After the writers' association was renamed "Association of German Writers" in October 2015, Kunz resigned from the association.

Works

In addition to short stories in anthologies, lyrics (in English and German) and several novels, he has written over 30 plays, including a number of fairy tale adaptations. The main focus of his literary work is the fantastic genre (fantasy, fairy tales, mystery, science fiction), but also thrillers, historical-political crime stories and works for children and young people. As an illustrator, he has designed theater posters, CD booklets, a book for young people and cartoons.

Awards

• 2010 Finalist Wartholz Literature Prize

Publications

• The Bremen Town Musicians. Radio play, self-published, Berlin 2000
• The five ghosts. Radio play, self-published, Berlin 2002
• Dark days. Self-published, Erfurt 2006, ISBN 978-3-86680-072-4
• Organization C. Sutton, Erfurt 2007, ISBN 978-3-86680-215-5
• Inflation! Self-published, Erfurt 2011, ISBN 978-3-86680-747-1
• Zeppelin 126. Self-published, Erfurt 2013, ISBN 978-3-95400-166-8
• Illuminated. Sutton Verlag, Erfurt 2016, ISBN 978-3-95400-601-4
• Black Reichswehr. Gmeiner-Verlag, Meßkirch 2018, ISBN 978-3-8392-2257-7
• Black Thursday. Self-published, Norderstedt 2020, ISBN 978-3-7494-8702-8
• The call of the Valkyries. Erfurt 2010, ISBN 978-3-86680-677-1
• Land of fog and light: In search of the Scottish heartbeat. Drachenmond Verlag, Leverkusen 2011, ISBN 978-3-931989-61-3
• Schnatzelschnapf! or: How does the world get into my head? Verlag Monika Fuchs, Hildesheim 2012, ISBN 978-3-940078-32-2
• Lagoon rogue. Weltenschmiede-Verlag, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-522-20171-1
• Rhyming dictionary for professionals. Sieben-Verlag, Reinheim 2013, ISBN 978-3-864432-64-4
• Untouchable. Or: just a small cut. Self-published, 2013, ISBN 978-149-271-183-4
• A suitcase full of miracles. Fairytale journey around the world. Verlag Monika Fuchs, Hildesheim 2015, ISBN 978-3-940078-82-7
• Soul Knot: Volume One. SadWolf Verlag, Bremen 2017, ISBN 978-3-946446-41-5
• The way of the warrior. SadWolf Verlag, Bremen 2018, ISBN 978-3-946446-81-1
• The hidden face of the cube. SadWolf Verlag, Bremen 2019, ISBN 978-3-96478-005-8

Web links

• Literature by and about Gunnar Kunz in the catalog of the German National Library
• Gunnar Kunz's website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sebastian Leber The network of anti-feminists When fragile masculinity becomes dangerous. In: Der Tagesspiegel August 7, 2020
2. ↑ Why I left VS (open letter)

Category: Men's Rights Movement