Hubert Katzmarz

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Hubert Katzmarz (born November 3, 1952 in Recklinghausen ; † October 23, 2003 in Bonn ; pseudonyms: Bertram Kuzzath , Zamburt Zarthek ) was a German writer and publisher who mainly published works of fantastic literature and science fiction .

Life

Hubert Katzmarz was born in Recklinghausen in 1952 and grew up in Castrop-Rauxel and Gelsenkirchen. After graduating from high school, he first studied German and English in Essen , later communication sciences , computer science , phonetics and linguistics in Bonn. Together with the Bochum Romance Studies professor Alfons Knauth and his students, he pioneered the literary group and magazine Dichtungsring in 1979 , which was founded in Bonn and Bochum in 1981 .
After an interruption of studies due to the civil service and the surprising death of his professor Gerold Ungeheuer in 1982, he decided to devote himself entirely to literary work. He was initially involved in the 84th Bonner Literaturverein eV group and founded his own small publishing house in 1987 (initially under the name Die Mücke ), in which, for example, the first four issues of BLitZ - Bonner literary newspaper appeared. Another of the publisher's magazine projects was DON QUIXOTE. Bonn culture notes .
In collaboration with Andreas Fieberg, Hubert Katzmarz published detective novels as well as science fiction novels and collections and anthologies from the fantastic area, the latter genre becoming increasingly important. The publishing program included Udo Weinbörner , Michael Starcke , Karl-Heinz Berndt , Jörg Weigand , Christoph Güsken , Giorgos Krommidas , Manuel van Loggem , Monika Niehaus-Osterloh and Michael Siefener . With the magazine Daedalos , edited with Michael Siefener, he offered authors and readers a forum for fantasy.
Due to illness, he had to close his publishing house (now vhk - Verlag Hubert Katzmarz ) in 1996. He devoted himself entirely to his own literature, published in journals and magazines such as Fantasia and Fleurie as well as in anthologies and also translated texts by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu , William Hope Hodgson , Isaac Crookenden and Rhoda Broughton into German. The first audio book with a selection of his stories emerged from the encounter with the Bonn-based actor and graphic artist Thomas Franke .
Hubert Katzmarz was married to the entomologist, science journalist and science slammer Ellen Norten , whom he had already met in 1974.

Works (selection)

Anthology articles

  • The Conference of Idiots. In: Ernst Vlcek (Ed.): The unicorns by Soun Laroun. Pabel-Moewig, Rastatt 1986, ISBN 3-8118-5128-4 .
  • The stay. In: VPN 10, Tales of Fantastic Literature. M & W Verlag, Passau 1990, ISBN 3-9802076-1-7 .
  • A masterpiece of world literature. (Novella version, as Zamburt Zarthek). In: Thomas Le Blanc (Ed.): The Eternal Library and other fantastic stories. (= Edition of the Fantastic Library . Volume 1). Signet Verlag, Wetzlar 1990, ISBN 3-927595-60-8 .
  • A small human gesture. In: The sweet scent of evil. Fantastic stories. (= Edition Fantasia. 32). edfc, Passau 1996, ISBN 3-924443-87-4 .
  • The anachronist of his time. (as Bertram Kuzzath). In: The pseudonymous universe. Jörg Weigand on his 60th birthday. edfc, Passau 2000, ISBN 3-932621-37-9 .
  • Mushroom in happiness. In: Frank W. Haubold (Ed.): The red chamber. edfc, Passau 2008, ISBN 978-3-939914-07-5 .
  • A masterpiece of world literature. (Extract from the fragment of the novel). In: Andreas Fieberg (Ed.): Farewell to Bleiwenheim. In memoriam Hubert Katzmarz. Publishing house p.machinery, Murnau am Staffelsee 2013, ISBN 978-3-942533-73-7 .
  • The physicist and the magic stones. In: AGAINST INFINITE. Fantastic stories . (= AndroSF. 56). Publishing house p.machinery, Murnau am Staffelsee 2017, ISBN 978-3-95765-079-5 .

Single track

  • Night hike. Medusenblut, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-935901-06-2 .
  • Shadow play. Hubert Katzmarz's collected works, first part. (= AndroSF. 23). Publishing house p.machinery, Murnau am Staffelsee 2013, ISBN 978-3-942533-42-3 .
  • Nightmarish. Hubert Katzmarz's collected works, part two. (= AndroSF. 24). Publishing house p.machinery, Murnau am Staffelsee 2013, ISBN 978-3-942533-43-0 .

Audio book

  • Night hike. Stories from Hubert Katzmarz. Audio book, two CDs (120 minutes), read by Thomas Franke. Edition Medusenblut, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-935901-93-3 .

Awards

About the author

  • The poetry of a business balance sheet and the laws of the literary business put high hurdles in the way of small publishers. Interview. In: Rhein-Sieg Anzeiger. April 9, 1994.
  • Situation of the small publishers in Germany. Interview. In: Youth Media Protection Report. No. 5/1995 Nomos-Verlag, Baden-Baden.
  • Foreword by Andreas Fieberg on farewell to Bleiwenheim. In memoriam Hubert Katzmarz. (= AndroSF. 36). Publishing house p.machinery, Murnau am Staffelsee 2013, ISBN 978-3-942533-73-7 .
  • Jörg Weigand: Adventure entertainment. Memories of 60 years as a reader, author and critic. Verlag DvR Dieter van Reeken, Lüneburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-945807-28-6 , pp. 112-114.
  • About Katzmarz. Ady Henry Kiss , September 16, 1997, S2 Kultur, 2.30 p.m., Buchzeit , editor Gunter Schäble
  • Kiss about Bertram Kuzzath. October 6, 1997, S2 Kultur, 2.30 p.m., book time , editor Gunter Schäble
  • Foreword by Michael Siefener to: Hubert Katzmarz: Nachtwanderung. Edition Medusenblut, Berlin 2004.
  • Notes in: Peter Kaiser: Do androids dream of electric sheep? The parallel worlds of Philip K. Dick and his students. Deutschlandradio Kultur , January 10, 2006.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bonner Künstlergruppe publishes 55th magazine , General-Anzeiger-Bonn.de, accessed on January 22, 2019.
  2. ↑ Pleasure in doing, frustration in sales. Interview. In: Börsenblatt. 10, February 3, 1989.
  3. ↑ BLitZ in the ZDB
  4. ↑ Don Quixote. Bonn culture notes in the ZDB
  5. ^ Daedalos in the catalog of the German National Library
  6. ^ Foreword in Ellen Norten, Michael Siefener (Ed.): Daedalos 1994–2002. A literary journey through the Story Reader for Fantastic. Publishing house p.machinery, Winnert 2018, ISBN 978-3-95765-148-8 .
  7. ↑ Review by Franz Rottensteiner on: Hubert Katzmarz: Nachtwanderung. In: Quarber Mercury . No. 99/100, Berlin 2004.
  8. ↑ The unicorns of Soun Laroun. The winner stories of the Perry Rhodan short story competition
  9. ↑ Kurd-Laßwitz-Prize 2017, nominations in the category "Best Story"

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personal data
SURNAME Katzmarz, Hubert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kuzzath, Bertram (pseudonym); Zarthek, Zamburt (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer, editor, publisher, translator
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd November 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Recklinghausen
DATE OF DEATH October 23, 2003
Place of death Bonn