Herbert Otto

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Herbert Otto (born March 15, 1925 in Breslau ; † August 24, 2003 in Ahrenshoop ) was a German writer .

Life

Herbert Otto was the son of a worker and a seamstress . After attending primary school , he completed a commercial apprenticeship in Wroclaw and then worked as an employee at a bank . In 1943 he became a member of the NSDAP . From 1943 to 1944 he took part in the Second World War as a member of the Wehrmacht . He got into Romanian , then Soviet captivity , from which he was released in 1948. After attending the Antifa Central School in Moscow , he returned to Germany in 1949 . In the GDR he worked as a functionary of the Society for German-Soviet Friendship , as a dramaturge and as a lecturer in the publishing house Kultur und progress . He then lived as a freelance writer in Kleinmachnow , and later in Potsdam .

Herbert Otto was the author of novels , travelogues and essays . His debut The Lie is the strongly autobiographical story of the transformation of a Wehrmacht soldier during his captivity in the Soviet Union. Otto's later works mostly deal with everyday life in the GDR: The novel The Time of the Storks describes the problems and conflicts of young workers; For example Josef is the story of the integration of an adventurer and ex-Foreign Legionnaire into GDR society; The dream of the elk is an erotic social novel .

Herbert Otto was a member of the GDR Writers' Association . Within this organization he was chairman of the Potsdam district association and a member of the board of the general association. From 1987 he belonged to the PEN Center of the GDR , later to the East German and finally to the PEN Center Germany .

Works

  • The lie , Berlin 1956
  • Hour wood and minaret , Berlin 1958
  • Minaret and mango tree , Berlin 1960
  • Republic of Passion , Berlin 1961
  • September love , Berlin 1961
  • Greek wedding , Berlin [a. a.] 1964
  • Time of the storks , Berlin [u. a.] 1966
  • For example Josef , Berlin [u. a.] 1970
  • The thing with Maria , Berlin [u. a.] 1976
  • The dream of the elk , Berlin [u. a.] 1983
  • The dog's ear , Leipzig 1997

Editing

Herbert Otto (Ed.): Mother of Gori - how big is your son. German poets sing about Stalin .
  • German-Soviet friendship in literature , Berlin 1950
  • The fight for peace - a life's work , Berlin 1950
  • A compilation of materials for the organization of the celebrations on the occasion of the 71st birthday of Generalissimo JW Stalin , Berlin 1950
  • Gorki - the founder of socialist realism , Berlin 1951
  • The Young Guard , Berlin 1952
  • Mother of Gori, how big is your son , Berlin 1952
  • Soviet writers on their work , Berlin 1952
  • About the novel “The Peace of Mind” by Stalin Prize winner Wadim Sobko , Berlin 1952
  • About the novel "Harvest" by Galina Nikolajewa , Berlin 1952

Awards

Film adaptations

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Neues Deutschland , April 27, 1977, p. 5
  2. ^ Literature prizes of the GDR, 17th supplement, 1978 (supplement to Börsenblatt Leipzig) 146th year, p. 3
personal data
SURNAME Otto, Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroclaw
DATE OF DEATH August 24, 2003
Place of death Ahrenshoop