Hans Christian Branner

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Hans Christian Branner (born June 23, 1903 in Ordrup , † April 24, 1966 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish writer .

Life

Hans Christian Branner lost his father at an early age. He only studied for a short time and then worked from 1923 to 1931 as a warehouse manager in a publishing house . He made several attempts to start an acting career, but all of them failed. From 1932 he worked as a freelance writer.

Branner wrote complex psychological novels and short stories that were strongly influenced by Virginia Woolf , where he technically preferred to use the "Stream of Consciousness" method to address the isolation of people. In an intensive way, he addressed fears and the ever-new conflict between power and conscience.

He also wrote humorous, ironic, simply structured plays and stories that have strong references to Henrik Ibsen's technique . In his essays and radio plays , Branner emphatically represented humanistic ideals.

“In the field of radio plays, Branner's Illusion was probably one of the greatest and most lasting international successes that a radio text ever achieved” ( Reclam's radio play guide ). In addition to his work as a writer, he has translated British and American novels into Danish.

Works

  • A dozen people, 1936
  • Dream about a woman, 1941
  • Two minutes of silence, 1944
  • The rider, 1949
  • The siblings, 1952
  • Ariel, 1963.
  • Stories, German by Fritz Nothardt. Suhrkamp Library, Frankfurt am Main 1967.

literature

  • E. Skyum-Nielsen: Hans Christian Branner . 1980

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personal data
SURNAME Branner, Hans Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Ordrup
DATE OF DEATH April 24, 1966
Place of death Copenhagen