Irmela Wendt
Irmela Wendt (born May 15, 1916 in Donop ; † July 11, 2012 in Dörentrup ) was a German children's book author and translator .
Irmela Wendt wrote over 20 books for children and young people as well as more than 100 texts in anthologies and school books. In many of her works, she deals with her own war experiences. Her books have so far been translated into six languages. In 1988 the school for language-impaired primary school children in the Lippe district was named after Irmela Wendt. They do not overlook their book Fehler - only Menschen , which has already reached several editions, appeared in 2004 as a revised new edition.
Life
Irmela Wendt was born in the Donop rectory and spent the first years of her life there. When she started school, she came to the Sollenhof in Hillentrup . After graduating from the Engelbert-Kaempfer-Gymnasium in Lemgo in 1935 , Wendt began to study pedagogy, psychology and German in Hamburg . She then worked as a primary school teacher. She later worked as the principal of the Dörentrup-West primary school until her retirement in 1979. After her death, the Lippische Landesbibliothek in Detmold took over part of her estate.
Awards
- 1992: Culture Prize of the Landesverband Lippe , main prize
- 1992: Pied Piper Prize for Literature, shortlist
- 2012: Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
Works (selection)
- 1962: Everything for Pit
- 1962: School trip to Hellerhagen
- 1963: Decision for Annette
- 1965: Britta Tausendfuss
- 1978: The girl with no name
- 1978: Kings also have to go to school or how the children got their school
- 1980: The Ross Wonderful
- 1982: They don't overlook mistakes - just people. A school story
- 1982: where there are little hedgehogs
- 1984: There is no need to worry!
- 1991: My house is full of stories. About war and peace in the life of Marie Anders
- 1991: The war and its brother
- 1991: I freed Knuddel!
- 1992: Admire flounders and other amazing stories
- 1993: The little rabbit
- 1995: Fly, little butterfly!
- 2001: Learning is like breathing
- 2002: We, the children of this earth
Web links
- Literature by and about Irmela Wendt in the catalog of the German National Library
- Irmela Wendt in the Lexicon of Westphalian Authors
- Irmela Wendt's estate Irmela Wendt's estate (with a link to the finding aid and bibliography) (scroll down to "Wendt").
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary
- ↑ J. Eberhardt, C. Dahl: Irmela-Wendt-Bibliography . January 12, 2017 ( llb-detmold.de [PDF]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wendt, Irmela |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German children's book author and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Donop |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 11, 2012 |
| Place of death | Dörentrup |