Helmut Meyer (writer)

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Helmut Meyer (born September 18, 1904 in Berlin ; † July 23, 1983 ) was a German writer .

Life

Meyer grew up in East Berlin and Wedding . He worked as a metal worker , construction worker and clerk . Since 1931 he was a member of the KPD ; during the following years he was a workers correspondent and contributed to the publication of company newspapers . He had to stop his own attempts at writing in 1934 in view of the threat and persecution from the National Socialist rulers; He burned a manuscript for a novel that he had written over several years.

After 1945 Meyer worked for workers' building cooperatives and in the housing sector; later he lived as a journalist and freelance writer in East Berlin and headed various circles of writing workers .

His literary work consists predominantly of novels , of which “Herz des Spartakus” and “Lena in Berlin” depict the fate of Berlin working-class families against the background of German history in the first half of the 20th century from a socialist perspective. In addition, Meyer wrote short stories and books for young people .

In 1969 he received the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze and 1980 in silver.

Works

  • Heart of Spartacus. Berlin 1959.
  • Lena in Berlin. Berlin 1962.
  • Secret order for Kasper B. Berlin in 1966.
  • Kasper B. in danger. Berlin 1967.
  • The courier. Berlin 1968.
  • Franziska and the student from Trier. Berlin 1973.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Neues Deutschland , December 16, 1969, p. 2
  2. ↑ Berliner Zeitung , March 7, 1980, p. 4
personal data
SURNAME Meyer, Helmut
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH July 23, 1983