Karl Michael Armer

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Karl Michael Armer (* 1950 ) is a German writer , cultural journalist and editor .

Life

After studying business administration, psychology and sociology, Karl Michael Armer worked for many years as creative director in the advertising industry. Since the 1970s he has emerged with a series of socially critical science fiction short stories, which have been reprinted many times and which have also garnered great attention outside of Germany. His stories have been selected for several international anthologies. In the 1980s, Armer received the Kurd-Laßwitz Prize for three years in a row , the Premio Futuro Europa in 1992 and the German Science Fiction Prize in 2005 . He edited a total of eight SF anthologies for Luchterhand and Heyne .

In addition to short stories, Armer also published several non-fiction books and over 100 articles in magazines, compilations and exhibition catalogs on a wide range of topics from literature, music, design, architecture, art and cultural history. His style history Design of the 80s, which he wrote together with Albrecht Bangert, has been published by several renowned art book publishers.

Armer's varied work has been translated into numerous languages. His texts have appeared in Argentina, Bulgaria, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Poland, Sweden, Spain, Hungary and the USA, among others.

Works

stories

  • With both feet firmly on the ground. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): The big clock. Heyne, Munich 1977, ISBN 3-453-30434-9 .
  • Things to know about BCO devices. A small information brochure for interested parties and qualified opinion leaders, kindly recommended by the Biotec Corporation. In: Jörg Weigand (ed.): Anticipation of tomorrow. dtv, Munich 1981, ISBN 3-423-01873-9 .
  • It's not an earthquake, their knees are shaking. In: Ronald M. Hahn (Ed.): Mixed feelings. Moewig, Rastatt 1981, ISBN 3-8118-3527-0 .
  • The natives of the concrete jungle. In: Ann Anders (Ed.): The uprising of the cyclists. Luchterhand, Darmstadt / Neuwied 1982, ISBN 3-472-86548-2 .
  • It's all over now, baby blue. In: Jörg Weigand (Ed.): The dreams of Saturn. Arena, Würzburg 1982, ISBN 3-401-03985-7 .
  • Orbits. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Entropie. Heyne, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-453-31236-8 .
  • Through space, shubiduwah. In: Hans Joachim Alpers (Ed.): Science Fiction Almanach 1987. Moewig, Rastatt 1986, ISBN 3-8118-3724-9 .
  • The final solution to the unemployment question. In: Karl Michael Armer (Ed.): What should become of Germany? Luchterhand, Darmstadt / Neuwied 1987, ISBN 3-472-61667-9 .
  • Malessen mitte biotechnology. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Second Hand Planet. Heyne, Munich 1988, ISBN 3-453-00995-9 .
  • Labyrinth City. In: Michael Nagula (ed.): As long as there is life. Ravensburger, Ravensburg 1992, ISBN 3-473-51663-5 .
  • Virtual market. In: Friedrich Köllmayr, Edgar Liegl, Wolfgang Sréter (eds.): Soblau - Kulturstatus München. A1 Verlag, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-927743-06-2 .
  • The city on the mountain. In: Edward Bialek, Eugeniusz Tomiczek (ed.): Orbis Linguarum - Legnickie Rozprawy Filologiczne. Vol. 17, ATUT, Breslau 2001, ISBN 83-87299-56-1 .
  • The ashes of paradise. In: Helmuth W. Mommers (ed.): The breath of God. Shayol, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-926126-42-6 .
  • Prokop's demon. In: Helmuth W. Mommers (Ed.): The Moloch. Shayol, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-926126-74-0 .

Non-fiction

Essays and articles (selection)

  • Homunculi - The dream of an artificial human. In: Harald Kimpel , Gerd Hallenberger (Hrsg.): Future spaces - pictorial worlds and world views of science fiction. Catalog for the exhibition of the same name in Kassel and Erlangen. Edition 8 1/2, Ebersberg 1984.
  • Between avant-garde and triviality - for determining the literary position of science fiction. In: Karl Michael Armer (ed.): The life of the earth inhabitants. Luchterhand, Darmstadt / Neuwied 1986.
  • Soviet advertising design of the 1920s. In: novum . 6/90.
  • Drawer projects of world history - alternative historical designs as a literary theme. In: Karl Michael Armer (Ed.): Hiroshima should live! Heyne, Munich 1990.
  • with Albrecht Bangert: Design: The Critique of Pure Reason has never been in such good shape. In: Anno 1990 - An annual chronicle. Schloss Verlag, Munich 1991.
  • with Albrecht Bangert: The symbols light up. Hundred years of lamp design 1890–1990. In: Ingeborg Flagge (Hrsg.): Architecture-Light-Architecture. Krämer Verlag, Stuttgart / Zurich 1991.
  • Ruled Britannia. War and peace and the consolation of the tongue salad in Saki's alternative world novel "When Wilhelm came". Epilogue. In: Saki: When Wilhelm came. Heyne, Munich 1992.
  • Glass - the illusion of freedom. History of glass architecture. In: Ambiente. 6/93.
  • Time - a variable constant? About time and time travel in literature. In: Karl Michael Armer, Wolfgang Jeschke (ed.): The housing of the time. Heyne, Munich 1994.
  • A plea for the poster. In: L'art pour l'art. Catalog for the exhibition of the same name in the Münchner Stadtmuseum, Munich 1994 and in a different design in: L'art pour l'art - Design for cultural institutions. Lars Müller Publishers, Baden (Switzerland) 1996.
  • The Book of Review - A Fury. In: Tilo Eckart, Patrick Niemeyer (eds.): The reading pleasure raven. Haffmans Verlag, Zurich 1995.
  • For a compulsory year in advertising - a very serious suggestion. In: Achim Szymanski, Gerd Stahlschmidt (ed.): The advertising raven. Haffmans Verlag, Zurich 1996.
  • In Search of Frozen Time - The Impossibility of Surrealist Literature. In: Jacek Rzeszotnik (ed.): Between fantasy and reality. Memory ribbon for Michael Ende. edfc, Passau 2000.
  • Advertisement for HIV drugs. In: GlaxoSmithKline (Hrsg.): Miterlebt - 20 years of HIV in Germany. GSK, Munich 2003.
  • Graphic overtures. In: Bayerische Staatsoper (ed.): Pierre Mendell - posters for the opera. Publication accompanying the exhibition of the same name in the Pinakothek der Moderne Munich. Lars Müller Publishers, Baden (Switzerland) 2006.
  • A completely normal life. In: the intimate view. Maria Sabine Augstein - photographs by Inea Gukema-Augstein 1985–1988. Accompanying publication to the exhibition of the same name in the Anna Augstein Fine Arts Berlin gallery. Tutzing 2008.
  • Images for education. In: Susanne May, Klaus Meisel (eds.): Pierre Mendell - posters for education. Accompanying publication to the exhibition of the same name in the Aspects Gallery of the Munich Adult Education Center in Gasteig. Munich 2008.
  • The liberation movement - Art Informel, abstraction and the spirit of change after the Second World War. In: economic miracle avant-garde - Informel and abstraction of the post-war years. Publication accompanying the exhibition of the same name in Galerie 20/21. Munich 2015.

Anthologies (as editor)

  • with Wolfgang Jeschke: Die Fußangeln der Zeit - The most beautiful time travel stories I. Heyne, Munich 1984, ISBN 3-453-31019-5 .
  • with Wolfgang Jeschke: Target time - The most beautiful time travel stories II. Heyne, Munich 1985, ISBN 3-453-31093-4 .
  • The Lives of Earthlings - Literary Science Fiction Stories. Luchterhand, Darmstadt / Neuwied 1986, ISBN 3-472-61634-2 .
  • What should become of Germany? Stories about the future of the country. Luchterhand, Darmstadt / Neuwied 1987, ISBN 3-472-61667-9 .
  • with Michael Nagula: The future was tender - love stories from the world of tomorrow. Luchterhand, Frankfurt am Main 1989, ISBN 3-630-61822-7 .
  • Hiroshima should live! - The best alternative world stories. Heyne, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-453-04308-1 .
  • with Wolfgang Jeschke: Neuland - authors of world literature write about the world of tomorrow. Heyne, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-453-06227-2 .
  • with Wolfgang Jeschke: The Cases of Time - The best time travel stories of all time. Heyne, Munich 1994, ISBN 3-453-07268-5 .

Awards

  • Kurd-Laßwitz-Prize in the category of best story
    • 1987: orbits
    • 1988: The Final Solution to the Unemployment Question
    • 1989: Malessen mitte biotechnology
  • Premio Futuro Europe
    • 1992: Labyrinth City. Una storia d'amore elletronica
  • German Science Fiction Award in the Best Short Story category
    • 2005: The Ashes of Paradise

literature

  • Wolfgang Jeschke , Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn : Lexicon of Science Fiction Literature. expanded and updated new edition in one volume. Heyne, 1988, ISBN 3-453-02453-2 .
  • Sascha Mamczak , Thomas Tilsner: Texts from Timbuktu. An interview with Karl Michael Armer. In: Der Golem 2 - The yearbook for fantastic literature 1990. Verlag Thomas Tilsner, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-910079-02-4 .
  • Jacek Rzeszotnik: Criticism of time in the guise of the future. To the short stories by Karl Michael Armer. In: Orbis Linguarum - Legnickie Rozprawy Filologiczne. Vol. 5, Legnica, December 1996, ISBN 83-7125-019-3 , pp. 133-148.
  • Jacek Rzeszotnik: Promise without fulfillment. On Karl Michael Armer's ideology-critical story "The Ashes of Paradise". In: Joanna Lawnikowska-Koper, Jacek Rzeszotnik (eds.): Literary coordinates of time experience. ATUT, Breslau 2008, ISBN 978-83-7432-435-9 . (also: Neisse-Verlag, Dresden 2008, ISBN 978-3-940310-62-0 )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Richard D. Nolane (Ed.): Terra II - The Year's Best European Science Fiction. DAW Books, New York 1983, ISBN 0-87997-844-9 ; Brian Aldiss, Sam J. Lundwall (Eds.): The Penguin World Omnibus of Science Fiction. Penguin Books, London et al. 1986, ISBN 0-14-008067-8 ; Frederik Pohl, Elizabeth Ann Hull (Ed.): Tales From the Planet Earth. St. Martin's Press, New York 1986, ISBN 0-312-90779-6 ; David G. Hartwell (Ed.): The World Treasury of Science Fiction. Little, Brown & Company, Boston / Toronto 1989, ISBN 0-316-34941-0 ; Bruno della Chiesa: Utopiae 2005 - Dix auteurs du monde entier. Edition L'Atalante, Nantes 2005, ISBN 2-84172-320-8 .
  2. ↑ The Book-of-the-Month edition of The World Treassury of Science Fiction , in Armers story orbits under the title On the Inside Track appeared, reached a paid circulation of 150,000, becoming, according to the "the largest- publisher selling science fiction anthology of all time ". David G. Hartwell: The Distortion of the Product: Stresses on Science Fiction Literature. In: Gary Westfahl, George Slusser, Eric S. Rabkin (Eds.): Science Fiction and Market Realities. The University of Georgia Press, Athens / London 1996, p. 44.
  3. ↑ Abbeville Press, New York; Bijutsu Shuppan Sha, Tokyo; Cantini Editore, Florence; Editions du Chêne, Paris; Editorial Nerea, Madrid; Thames & Hudson, London
personal data
SURNAME Poor, Karl Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer and editor
DATE OF BIRTH 1950