Johann Michael Fleischer

Johann Michael Fleischer (born February 5, 1711 in Zschopau ; † March 9, 1773 in Renthendorf ; also: Selimenes ) was a German novelist and adventure writer .

Life

Very little is known about his life. He seems to have studied at the University of Halle , the University of Leipzig and the University of Wittenberg . At the latter academy, he obtained a master's degree from the philosophy faculty . He then went to Renthendorf as a pastor, where he worked until the end of his life.

Under his synonym Selimenes, he wrote theological works, typical toasts, gallantly frivolous novels and several robinsonads of literary historical importance. In his works, the desire to bridge socio-economic imponderables by successfully securing the existence of an independent individual can be seen.

Selection of works

• Reliable news from a ghost, Leipzig 1750
• The state of souls after death, Schleiz 1772
• Moral and funny health ..., Freystadt / Breslau 1750
• The amorous journalist, Frankfurt / Leipzig 1729
• Events, Copenhagen 1731
• The Nordic Lucretia, Frankfurt / Leipzig 1731
• The wonderful and astonishing incidents of Herr von Lydio ..., Frankfurt / Leipzig 1730
• The Icelandic Robinson ..., Copenhagen / Leipzig 1755
• The Faroeian Robinson ..., Copenhagen / Leipzig 1755
• The Nordic Robinson ..., Copenhagen 1741, Frankfurt / Main 1971
• The Danish Robinson, Copenhagen / Leipzig 1750–1753

literature

• Adrian Hummel in Walther Killys Literature Lexicon : Authors and works in the German language. (15 volumes) Gütersloh; Munich: Bertelsmann-Lexikon-Verl. 1988–1991 (CD-ROM Berlin 1998 ISBN 3-932544-13-7 ) Vol. 3 p. 411