Horst Kammrad
Horst Kammrad (born March 21, 1927 in Berlin ; † 2005 ) was a German worker and writer .
Life
Kammrad, the son of a blacksmith and a farm worker, grew up with his four siblings in an arbor colony . During the Second World War he was disabled. He then worked as a car mechanic and became chairman of the works council of the Berlin textile mill in Zehlendorf. Before his early retirement, he most recently worked as social secretary for the Evangelical Church . He had two children.
In the film cycle literature of the world of work cogwheel since 1970 speaker of the workshop was West Berlin. Most of his prose texts describe life in his homeland, the former Berlin district of Zehlendorf and its district of Düppel . The Zehlendorf local history museum keeps its local history collection.
Publications
- Walks in Zehlendorf, Berlin: Haude and Spener, 1996
- The bridge to Teltow. German stories 1961–1990, Berlin: Arani, 1992
- Düppeler stories. 1945–1960, Berlin: Arani, 1990
- Düppeler stories. The years from 1938 to 1945, Frankfurt am Main: Fischer Taschenbuch, 1987
- Düppeler stories. The years from 1926 to 1937, Frankfurt am Main: Fischer Taschenbuch, 1986
- Drafts & factory sirens. Poems, ballads, songs, Oberhausen: Asso, 1977
- Guest Workers Report, Munich: Piper, 1971
- When it was night, Munich: Relief, 1966
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kammrad, Horst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German worker and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2005 |