Guy Rewenig

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Guy Rewenig (2007)

Guy Rewenig (born August 31, 1947 in Luxembourg ) is a Luxembourg writer .

Life

Rewenig grew up in Gasperich and Zessingen and passed the Abitur at Kolléisch . He studied to be a teacher in Walferdingen and practiced this profession first in Bettembourg and then from 1971 in Esch-sur-Alzette . In 1984 he moved to Nospelt , where he has lived as a freelance writer ever since.

In 1974 he was a founding member of the Association de soutien aux travailleurs immigrés (ASTI). In 2000 he founded the ultimomondo publishing house together with Roger Manderscheid . Guy Rewenig is a member of the PEN Center Germany .

Literary work

From 1963 on, Rewenig first published film reviews in the Luxemburger Wort . In 1970 his first play, Interview, came out, as did a volume of stories, When the fig tree withered . Since 1973 he has also been writing children's literature; his book Muschkilusch , published in 1980, was reprinted eight times.

In 1984 Rewenig published his first novel in Luxembourgish , Hannert the Atlantic . To this day he writes in German, Luxembourgish and French. As a freelancer, he writes articles for newspapers and magazines such as Tageblatt , Alternativ , Perspektiven , Gréngespoun or Forum . Usually it is socially critical texts with which Rewenig targets mentalities and grievances in their own country. His satirical column Made in Happyland in the weekly newspaper Lëtzebuerger Land is particularly known for this .

Cultural engagement

Before the Servais Prize was presented on July 5, 2010, Rewenig wrote an open letter to the current Minister of Culture, Octavie Modert , in the weekly newspaper D'Lëtzebuerger Land, asking her not to appear at the award ceremony and to give the speech. He criticized not only the lack of relationship between the ministry and the cultural workers in Luxembourg, but also the lack of interest in cultural policy of the long-standing ruling party. Michel Pauly took up the topic in the forum , speaking of "cultural policy without visions".

Novels

  • Hannert the Atlantic , 1985, Editions Phi.
  • Gemëscht Chouer , 1987, Editions Phi.
  • Mass mat dräi Hären , 1989, Editions Phi.
  • Grouss Kavalkad , 1991, Editions Phi.
  • Vacancy on the Pacific , 1998, Editions Phi.
  • Frëndlech Banditten , 2001, Editions Phi.
  • Zikatriss , 2001, Editions Phi.
  • Lacquered elephants , 2001, Editions ultimomondo.

Poems

  • Kampfmaschine , 1973, self-published.
  • Zabbazzillo , 1997, Editions PHI -Philou.

pockolibri

  • As long as the factory chimneys are smoking, there will be fire. Early texts. pockolibri 1, edition pockolibri, 2005.
  • Cross country. A local lore. pockolibri 2, édition pockolibri, 2006, ISBN 978-2-9599720-0-3 .
  • Le chef d'orchestre à la baguette de bambou. Une lettre. pockolibri 3, éditions ultimomondo, 2007, ISBN 978-2-919933-40-2 .
  • Cross country. A local lore. pockolibri 4, éditions ultimomondo, 2008, ISBN 978-2-9599720-0-3 .
  • Mild memoirs. (mat Zeechnungen vum Roger Manderscheid ), éditions ultimomondo, 2008, ISBN 978-2-919933-42-6 .

cabaret

  • Honn déi bäisse billen net , 1981, Escher Theater.
  • Schwaarz Lëschten , 1981, Escher Heft, edition kontext.

theatre

  • Interview , Stadttheater Luxemburg, director: Tun Deutsch.
  • Citizens ' Battle Festival, 1972 (not previously listed).

Children's literature

  • Muschkilusch
  • Zebra Tscherri
  • Schallümmo

Awards (selection)

  • 1984, 1988 and 1991: 1st prize in the Concours littéraire national
  • 2000: Nic.-Thoma-Prize of the Fédération générale des instituteurs luxembourgeois
  • 2004: “De Fiischen” children's and young people's literature award from Action familiale populaire
  • 2005: Prix ​​Batty Weber
  • 2006: Prix ​​Servais for Does the mouse fit into a snail shell? - Hundreds of razor-sharp questions (and just as many crystal clear answers) .
  • 1st prize in the Concours littéraire national 2007 for Le chef d'orchestre à la baguette de bambou .
  • 2010: Servais Prize for Sibiresch Eisebunn , published under the pseudonym Tania Naskandy

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Guy Rewenig: Petite questionnaire à l'attention d'un capitaine débordé qui abandonne son vaisseau. D'Lëtzebuerger Land, July 2, 2010. P. 15f.
  2. ↑ Luc Caregari: Don Guychotte. woxx , July 8, 2010.
  3. ↑ Michel Pauly: A cultural policy without visions. (PDF; 260 kB) forum, July 2010.
  4. ^ Elise Schmit: De plumes et d'épées. ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. D'Lëtzebuerger Land, July 9, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / land.lu
personal data
SURNAME Little, guy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Luxembourgish writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Luxembourg