Horst Biernath

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Horst Biernath (born July 8, 1905 in Lyck , East Prussia , † March 17, 1978 in Trostberg , Upper Bavaria) was a German writer . He was extremely successful in serene light entertainment novels in the 1930s and then again in the 1970s. Several of his novels were made into films.

Life

Little is known about Horst Biernath's childhood and youth. He studied in Vienna , Munich and at the University in Königsberg philosophy and history and received his doctorate there on January 4, 1930, his dissertation , the old German street names in Riga for Dr. phil.

After the Second World War , he was an editor at the Mainpost in Würzburg , before writing novels and short stories as a freelance writer. His novel Seven under a hat came in 1935 under the title lucky in theaters and his novel Father be against very in 1957 by director Kurt Meisel with Marianne Koch , Hans Leibelt and Heinz Rühmann in the lead roles under the same title filmed .

In 1975 Biernath published the anthology O old Burschenherrlichkeit , a collection of old student songs . With the two works Fröhliche Wiederkehr or no Garden of Eden and Abschied und Wiedersehen, Memories of East Prussia , he presented his autobiography .

Works (selection)

  • Non-fiction
    • The old German street names in Riga . Verlag Noske, Borna 1929 (including dissertation, University of Königsberg, Prussia)
  • Fiction
    • Watch out for curves. Novel . Ullstein, Frankfurt / M. 1988, ISBN 3-548-40048-5 .
    • The three Hellwang children. A cheerful novel . Heyne, Munich 1981, ISBN 3-453-00596-1 .
    • It remains between us, of course. Novel of a small town . Ehrenwirth, Munich 1974.
    • A woman for Caracas. Novel . Ullstein, Frankfurt / M. 1977, ISBN 3-548-03343-1 .
    • Happy return. A youth in East Prussia; two novels . Ehrenwirth, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-431-02546-3 (includes "Fröhliche Wiederkehr" and "Abschied und Wiedersehen")
    • The embers and the ashes. Novel . Verlag Melchert, Hamburg 1990, ISBN 3-87152-287-2 .
    • Green like an August apple. Novel . Ehrenwirth, Munich 1977.
    • A house divided by eight. A cheerful novel . Heyne, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-453-01426-X .
    • The Indian inheritance. Novel . Verlag Melchert, Hamburg 1985, ISBN 3-87152-173-6 .
    • Nobody goes past you, Cornelia. Novel . Verlag Melchert, Hamburg 1989, ISBN 3-87152-265-1 .
    • The people with the sunstroke. Cheerful novel . Ullstein, Frankfurt / M. 1988, ISBN 3-548-20932-7 .
    • Love on southern roads. Novel . Schneekluth, Darmstadt 1958.
    • My uncle Ferdinand. Novel . Ehrenwirth, Munich 1976, ISBN 3-431-01780-0 .
    • A mouth full of happiness. Cheerful novel . Ullstein, Frankfurt / M. 1983, ISBN 3-548-20886-X .
    • Carnations for the buttonhole. A cheerful novel . Ullstein, Frankfurt / M. 1987, ISBN 3-548-20850-9 .
    • Soul Reaper. Novel . Schneekluth, Munich 1973, ISBN 3-7951-0512-9 .
    • The death of the wizard. An unusual novel . Verlag Melchert, Hamburg 1984, ISBN 3-87152-135-3 .
    • Dream novel. Narratives . Tukan-Verlag, Munich 1930 (includes "Traumnovelle", "The gray army" and "The last person")
    • Be a father, however. Novel . Pavillon-Verlag, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-453-20623-1 .
    • That was a nice trip. Novel . Heyne, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-453-01645-9 .
    • Seven under one hat. Boy novel . filmed in 1935 directed by Robert A. Stemmle

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personal data
SURNAME Biernath, Horst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German author of novels
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Lyck , East Prussia
DATE OF DEATH March 17, 1978
Place of death Trostberg , Upper Bavaria