Hellmut Walters

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Hellmut Walters (born January 9, 1930 in Obersekerschan / Stříbro district ( Czechoslovakia ), † June 8, 1985 in Passau ) was a German writer .

Life

Hellmut Walters grew up in Czechoslovakia; his home district was incorporated into the German Reich under the Munich Agreement in 1938 as " Landkreis Mies " . Walters attended a grammar school in Pilsen during World War II . After the end of the war he had to work temporarily in agriculture and a quarry near Marienbad . In 1946 he was expelled from Czechoslovakia. He reached Nuremberg via Hesse and Schwabach . There he attended the Realgymnasium , where he passed his matriculation examination in 1949 . He then studied German , English , history and philosophy at universities in Passau , Tübingen , Marburg and Erlangen . In 1959 he received his doctorate in philosophy with a thesis on Franz Werfel in Erlangen . Walters worked as a high school teacher in Bamberg and from 1967 in Passau. In addition to his work as a teacher, he created an extensive literary work.

Hellmut Walters was the author of novels , short stories , essays , aphorisms and poems .

Hellmut Walters was a member of the German PEN Center , the authors' association " Die Kogge ", the Esslingen Artists' Guild , the Regensburg Writers' Group International and the Sudeten German Academy of Sciences and Arts . He received u. a. In 1965 the literary prize of the Sudeten German Landsmannschaft , in 1968 the advancement prize for the Andreas Gryphius Prize and in 1975, 1978 and 1980 the radio play and storytelling prize of the East German Cultural Council Foundation .

Works

  • Limits of Utopia , Erlangen 1958
  • Boschenka's great journey , Heilbronn 1964
  • Wind im Sieb , Freising 1964
  • Pulse beats , Regensburg 1965
  • Plea for removable frames , Regensburg 1966
  • Notch marks , Munich 1967
  • Everyone has a relationship , Heilbronn 1969
  • The man without ID , Frankfurt am Main 1969
  • Never again to Kaplowitz , Munich 1971
  • More respect for Radobschan , Frankfurt am Main 1972
  • Such a little paradise , Heilbronn 1972
  • Anyone standing apart is whistled back , Freising 1972
  • Farben und Fraktur , Munich 1973
  • The Kokaschitz Christmas , Munich 1976
  • Tongues , Passau 1976
  • St. John Passion , Freising 1978
  • Dam break , Munich 1979
  • Stories from Bohemia , Passau
    • Vol. 1. Four hands or national notes , 1980
    • Vol. 2. Home to the wide world , 1980
  • In the Walls of Your Time, Jerusalem or No Strong Piece , Freising 1981
  • When the words do a headstand , Passau 1981
  • Temporary homes , Passau 1983
  • The restored misfortune , Freising 1984

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personal data
SURNAME Walters, Hellmut
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech-German writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 9, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Obersekerschan , Stříbro District , Czechoslovakia
DATE OF DEATH June 8, 1985
Place of death Passau