Hans Zengeler

Hans Zengeler (born August 10, 1945 in Ebingen ) is a German writer .

life and work

After graduating from high school, which he passed in 1966, Zengeler studied law , psychology and Japanese studies at the universities of Tübingen and Freiburg for several semesters .

In 1969 he began to write literary texts. Encouraged by Martin Walser's comment that his language extends far beyond amateur status, Zengeler first wrote a series of poems on paintings , which were published in the literary magazine die horen , among others . Then satirical texts emerged, which thematized the excesses of the student movement and were later processed in the novel Dream Dancer . From the mid-1970s he no longer wrote any poetry; Zengeler turned now exclusively to prose and wrote novels, short stories, satires and radio plays.

After he made his debut in 1979 in the small publishing house éditions trèves in Trier with the novel Denial of Orders , the second single title appeared - Schrott . A report - 1983 in Suhrkamp Verlag.

The majority of Zengerle's books were published by the dahlemer Verlagsanstalt , according to Randgeher in 2019 . Odd stories , of which Imre Török says: Zengeler's characters walk along the collapsing edges of civilization. Observe the activities very closely, sarcastically with contemptuous irony, and we experience almost Kafkaesque incidents, whether in the lying literature business or in human industrial accidents in life .

Hans Zengeler lives in Sandhausen .

Single track

• Marguerites. Odd stories. dahlemer Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-928832-83-0 .
• A little more time . Novel. dahlemer Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-928832-62-5 .
• In a faraway world . Report . dahlemer Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-928832-54-0 .
• The final secret. Novel. Verlag André Thiele, Mainz 2013, ISBN 3-95518-006-9 .
• The greatest love ever . Novel. Verlag André Thiele, Mainz 2013, ISBN 978-3-9551-8000-3 .
• People die later. Novel. Verlag André Thiele, Mainz 2012, ISBN 3-940884-87-1 .
• Dawn. Novel. dahlemer Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 2002, ISBN 978-3-928832-14-4 .
• Pure terror. Stories. dahlemer Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1996, ISBN 978-3-928832-05-2 .
• Dream dancer . Verlag G. Braun, Karlsruhe 1993, ISBN 3-7650-8121-3 , new edition: dahlemer verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1999, ISBN 978-3-928832-09-0 .
• The confession . Novel. Gessler Verlag, Friedrichshafen 1988, ISBN 3-935093-11-X .
• Roßkuren. Satirical non-fiction book. Mabuse Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1986, ISBN 978-3-925499-32-6 .
• The househusband's concern. Monologue . Drumlin Verlag, Weingarten 1985, ISBN 3-924027-31-5 ; New edition: demand-Verlag 2001, ISBN 3-935093-10-1 .
• Scrap metal. A report . Suhrkamp Verlag, Frankfurt am 1983, ISBN 3-928832-03-4 ; New edition: dahlemer verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1992, ISBN 978-3-928832-03-8 .
• Insubordination. Novel. éditions trèves, Trier 1979, ISBN 978-3-88081-081-5 .

Radio plays

• The informer . Hessischer Rundfunk , Frankfurt am Main 1982.
• Nonviolent violence. Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt am Main 1985.
• Passively armed. Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt am Main 1985.
• The secret benefit . Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt am Main 1986.
• The reward . Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt am Main 1987.
• The nutritional needs coefficient . Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt am Main 1987.
• The estimate . Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt am Main 1987.
• Theory and practice . Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt am Main 1987.
• Sedition . Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt am Main 1987.
• Blackout . Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt am Main 1988.
• The J syndrome. Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt am Main 1992.
• Pure living. Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt am Main 1992.
• A hospitable country . Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt am Main 1995.
• The PPI effect . Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt am Main 1995.
• The admissible doubt . Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt am Main 1995.
• The added value of protection . Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt am Main 1997.
• Public health . Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt am Main 1999.
• German leading culture . Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt am Main 2001.

Anthologies and literary journals (selection)

• Eternal encounter . Prose. In: Wespennest , Vienna 1974, pp. 55–56.
• File number 2 JS 175/68: A report on the failed obedience training . Prose. In: Wespennest , 20th edition, Vienna 1975, pages 58–65.
• The public enemy . Painting poem for A. Paul Weber's lithograph Der Staatsfeind . In: die horen , 100th edition, Bremerhaven 1975, p. 50.
• A report on the failed obedience training. Piece. In: Literarisches Hefte , 53rd Edition 1977, pp. 30–38.
• The informer. In: die horen , 113th edition, Bremerhaven 1979. pp. 85–90.
• Theory & Practice: A / re-learning / learning process in three acts . Poem. In: die horen , 121st edition, Bremerhaven 1981, pp. 79–81.
• The Suhrkamp paperback. Stories and poems from 1001 Suhrkamp paperbacks. Suhrkamp Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1984.
• Non e molto importante ... In: First Ludwigsburg meeting . Goethe-Institut, Schwäbisch Hall 1985.
• Break-in . In: Wall runners. Literary annual booklet , Ravensburg 2015.
• A little more time . In: Bawülon , 26th edition, Pop Verlag, Ludwigsburg 2017.

Awards, grants

• 1982: Annual scholarship for literature from the state of Baden-Württemberg
• 1984: Scholarship from the Baden-Württemberg Art Foundation
• 1989: 3rd prize in the storytelling competition painful limits
• 1980/85/87/89: Working grants support group of German writers in Baden-Württemberg

Web links

• Literature by and about Hans Zengeler in the catalog of the German National Library
• Marbach literature archive
• Literary port
• Audio play database
• Homepage of the author

Individual evidence

1. ↑ What is it like to be a writer, Mr. Zengeler? - An interview with Hans Zengeler on February 13, 2015
2. ↑ Hans Zengeler: dream dancer: novel . G. Braun, Karlsruhe 1993, ISBN 3-7650-8121-3 .
3. ↑ Imre Török: Cover text "Randgeher" . dahlemer Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-928832-83-0 .