Karl-Heinz Tuschel

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Karl-Heinz Tuschel (* 23. March 1928 in Magdeburg , † 12. February 2005 in Berlin ) was a German science fiction - author , poet and cabaret lyricist . Tuschel is considered to be one of the most popular and productive GDR authors in the science fiction genre.

Life

Karl-Heinz Tuschel was born in Magdeburg in 1928. After graduating from high school and studying mathematics , he worked in the chemical industry , mining, in editorial offices and in the FDJ . During this period he wrote his first poems and his first small works.

From 1958 to 1961 he studied at the Institute for Literature "Johannes R. Becher" in Leipzig, was a dramaturge at the cabaret Die Kneifzange and the Erich Weinert Ensemble of the NVA .

From 1976 he worked as a freelance writer .

Karl-Heinz Tuschel died on February 12, 2005 at the age of 76 in Berlin. His last volume of stories did not appear until after his death. He left two unfinished novels.

Works

stories

  • The double riddle , 1966
  • Terrace of A'hi-nur , 1968
  • The inconspicuous Mr. McHine , 1969
  • Fleet does not attack , 1976
  • Cadre questions , 1977
  • Cold Sun , 1977
  • The incomprehensible radio message , 1977
  • The legend of May 97 , 1977
  • How I changed my left profession in 1977
  • Average Lun - ALF 17 , 1978
  • Death on a Silver Ribbon , 1978
  • SOS from BioSat , 1979
  • Antimatter experiment , 1980
  • Computer spook in Kosmograd , 1981
  • The Secret of the Mascons , 1982
  • Project Pandora , 1983
  • Attack from a hundred years away , 1984
  • An expert system , 1987
  • Morning alarm , 1988
  • The Grass of Paradise , 1990
  • Star occultation , 1990
  • The Old Lady's Smile , 1992
  • The Embrace of the Sea , 1993

Volumes of stories

  • The inconspicuous Mr. McHine , Berlin: Militärverlag 1970
( The double riddle , A'hi-nur terrace , The inconspicuous Mr. McHine ). In 1972 a paperback edition (Das Taschenbuch 145) was also published by the military publishing house, in which the story Das doppelte Rätsel was not printed
  • Space fleet does not attack , Berlin: Military Publishing House of the GDR 1977
( Space fleet does not attack , Cold Sun , The incomprehensible radio message , The legend of May 97 , Squad questions , How I changed my left profession )
  • Spatial Security Inspection , Berlin: New Life 1984
( Havarieffall Lun - ALF 17 , SOS from BioSat , experiment antimatter , computer spook in Kosmograd , The Secret of the Mascons , Project Pandora )
( Star cover , an expert system . The old lady's smile , a monster speaks up , the grass of paradise , quarantine , attack from a hundred years away , little man in the ear , the embrace of the sea , Rike does not give up )

Novels

literature

  • Karsten Kruschel : Karl-Heinz Tuschel. In: Erik Simon , Olaf R. Spittel (ed.): The science fiction of the GDR. Authors and works. A lexicon. Verlag Das Neue Berlin, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-360-00185-0 , pp. 263-268.
  • Karlheinz Steinmüller : Mesche Ross and saving the world. In: Berliner Bookmarks (4) 1996, Issue 7, pp. 43-44 (about the man from IDEA ). ISSN  0945-0106
  • Karsten Kruschel: Tuschel, Karl-Heinz . In: Lexicon of Science Fiction Literature since 1900. With a View on Eastern Europe , edited by Christoph F. Lorenz, Peter Lang, Frankfurt / Main 2016, ISBN 978-3-63167-236-5 , pp. 551–556.

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personal data
SURNAME Tuschel, Karl-Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German science fiction author, poet and cabaret writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Magdeburg
DATE OF DEATH February 12, 2005
Place of death Berlin