Henning Pawel
Henning Pawel (born July 14, 1944 in Bernheide, Wittenberge district in Mecklenburg , today part of the municipality of Lanz in Brandenburg ) is a German children's book author and writer .
Life and literary successes
Pawel grew up as a child of German-Jewish parents in Thuringia . After training as a repro photographer, he worked as a driver and then studied law and cultural studies. From 1974 to 1982 he worked as a district councilor for culture in Erfurt and as a journalist.
Since 1983 he has been writing radio plays, texts for cabaret and folk festivals as well as children's plays as a freelance writer. From 1990 to 1993 Pawel was chairman of the Thuringian Writers' Association and the Thuringian Literary Society .
His stories did not appear in print until 1991 after German reunification , initially the satirical novel Eine Bande irrer Freunde and in 1992 the children's book Joschkas Hund . For Joschka's dog , Pawel received the Oldenburg Children's and Young People's Book Prize in 1991 ; for the Forbidden Summer 2001 the Friedrich Gerstäcker Prize of the city of Braunschweig. At the same time, his Stasi work became known. Thereupon he decided not to accept the award.
Unofficial employee of the GDR State Security
According to documents from the Ministry for State Security of the GDR , Pawel had been an unofficial employee under the code name IM Oertel since 1977 . Pawel himself initially denied this, but later admitted that he had worked as Oertel in the 1970s. On his website, he states that he has always behaved in an uncooperative manner towards the Ministry for State Security (MfS) and has not betrayed anyone. Henning Pawel himself had been observed by the Stasi since 1965.
In spring 2014, new allegations against Pawel became known: The escape helper Karl-Heinz Debach from Nürtingen was arrested in 1976 in the GDR and sentenced to four years in prison, Pawel played a decisive role.
Works (selection)
- A gang of mad friends, 1991
- Joschka's dog. With illustrations by Volker Pfüller , 1991
- How I locked my grandfather in to save German unity. The grandchildren unpack, 1991
- Schapiro and Co. Jewish Stories for the Grandchildren of Grandfathers, 1992
- Jonny is here !, 1992
- Pawel's column. Unframed thoughts on current affairs, 1994
- Christmas Eve in Heaven, 1998
- The secret of the Satan Oak. A scary thriller, 1999
- Forbidden Summer, 1999
- Peacock, pig, goat, dog. Great friendship makes you healthy, 2000
- Dog stories, 2000
- It's good to have Saly !, 2001
- Saly and the secret of the black cat, 2002
- Two Romeos for Juliet, 2004
- Miriam Sternenkind, a story of love and suffering, 2005
Radio plays
- 1982: Conditionally fit for work - Director: Edith Schorn (short radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR )
- 1982: A Victory given away - Director: Edith Schorn (short radio play, radio of the GDR)
Web links
Unless otherwise noted: Web links accessed October 27, 2014
- Literature by and about Henning Pawel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website Henning Pawel
- Mario Falcke: Henning Pawel - Stasi IM - declaration of commitment , stasiopfer.com
Remarks
Unless otherwise noted: Web links in the notes accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Mario Falcke: Henning Pawel - Stasi IM - declaration of commitment , stasiopfer.com.
- ^ Copies of the Stasi files on Henning Pawel , Pawel website.
- ↑ Göran Schattauer: DDR-author lured smugglers in the case , Focus , 13/2014, pp 52-55, March 24, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pawel, Henning |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German children's book author and writer, unofficial employee of the GDR State Security |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bernheide, Wittenberge district , Mecklenburg , today to Lanz , Brandenburg |