Josef Carl Grund

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Josef Carl Grund (born February 18, 1920 in Dürnberg , Erzgebirge , † September 27, 1999 in Nuremberg ) was a German writer who was best known in the field of youth literature .

Life

Basic studied pre- and early history and ancient languages. Later he worked as a teacher and took part in archaeological excavations.

Eventually he shifted his professional focus entirely to writing. In 1951, his first book was published with the Wild West novel The Colorado Red Shark: Colt-Joe . In the almost 50 following years of his writing activity, Grund wrote over 100 books , 32 plays as well as radio and television plays . He wrote plays , novels , travel literature and children's books . He achieved particular fame through his factually well-founded historical novels for young people. The historian Grund linked his own historical interest and knowledge with content that a v. a. appeal to younger audiences (e.g. childhood and youth in the Roman Empire , see, for example, hostages for Caesar ). Grund first visited the historical places in which he wanted to have his novels set.

His works were z. Some of them have been translated into 17 languages ​​and have been awarded various prizes. He was also elected a corresponding member of the German Academy for Children's and Young Adult Literature .

Awards (selection)

Works (selection)

  • 1951 The Colorado red shark: Colt-Joe
  • 1959 Fyodor
  • 1961 Beyond the bridge
  • 1964 The Buffalo Ranch
  • 1965 Flak helper Briel
  • 1967 Hi, the poltergeist
  • 1968 Tschip, the Klabautermann
  • 1971 The ghost with the red nose
  • 1972 Pfifferlein und Pfiffikus - The unexpected deeds of a very clever robot
  • 1979 Dachshund with pedigree and other critters
  • 1980 The cave over the river
  • 1981 The village by the lake
  • 1982 The city of the horse goddess
  • 1983 Noah and the Lord's Ark
  • 1983 Fire at the Limes
  • 1984 hostages for Caesar
  • 1985 Save yourself Pharaoh
  • 1985 Mr Kules and the Loch Ness Serpent
  • 1985 Mr. Kules and the Shadows of the Canals
  • 1987 Rider out of the sun
  • 1988 Pilate's Ring
  • 1989 Two lives for Hannibal
  • 1990 The Light of Damascus
  • 1990 Inspector Naseweis
  • 1991 To the end of the earth
  • 1992 give me back my legions
  • 1993 The secret of the pyramid
  • 1995 Ashes on Pompeii
  • 1997 Snakes for Cleopatra

Literature (selection)

  • Bernhard Meier, Josef Carl Grund. February 18, 1920-29, 1999 . In: Volkacher Bote (German Academy for Children's and Young People's Literature), No. 69 (April 2000), pp. 15-16

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Michael Diefenbacher , Steven M. Zahlaus: Lexicon of Nuremberg Street Names , self-published by the Nuremberg City Archives , Nuremberg 2012, p. 256