Lisa Kuntze
Lisa Kuntze (born December 16, 1909 in Dresden as Elisabeth Hasait; † February 5, 2001 in Otjiwarongo , Namibia ) was a German-Namibian writer .
Origin and family
Lisa Kuntze was born in Dresden as the daughter of the technical director of the Saxon State Opera in Dresden , Max Hasait (1874–1951).
Kuntze was married to the German-Namibian farmer Eberhard Kuntze (1917–1995). The Namibian politician Michaela Hübschle (* 1950) is Kuntze's daughter.
Live and act
After finishing school, Kuntze learned the book trade . In 1931 she went to England as an au pair and to France in 1934. There she learned the English and French languages and after her return to Germany found a job with a Berlin radio station. In Berlin she met the American writer Thomas Wolfe (1900–1938). The letters and postcards she wrote to him have survived. There she met her husband Eberhard Kuntze and moved with him in 1949 to his parents' farm Hillenhof in what was then South West Africa . She worked as a newspaper correspondent and author , wrote texts for the German-language channel of the South West African Broadcasting Corporation (SWABC) and held numerous honorary posts . She spent her old age in an old people's home in Otjiwarongo and died at the age of 91 before her autobiography was published .
Works
- Hope helps heal. Reports of experiences and thoughts during an illness . Schriftenmissions-Verlag, Gladbeck 1972, ISBN 3-7958-0241-5 .
- What is holding you here? 55 life stories from South West Africa / Namibia . SWA Scientific Society, Windhoek 1982, ISBN 0-949995-35-5 ( literature summary on pages of the book Namibiana depots Snippet view on Google Books [accessed on 19 February 2015]).
- The power of diamonds. Sixty-six serious, serene and tragic diamond stories from South West Africa . SWA Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft, Windhoek 1983, ISBN 0-949995-37-1 ( literature excerpt on the pages of the Namibiana Book Depot [accessed on February 19, 2015]).
- The wonderful adventures of the little monkey Hopsi . Gamsberg, Windhoek 1983, ISBN 0-86848-175-0 (with illustrations by Urte Remmert).
- The treasure on the Diaz cross. Hopsis 7 new pranks . Kuiseb, Eindhoek 1987, ISBN 0-949995-42-8 (with illustrations by Urte Remmert).
- From Dresden to Otjiwarongo . Kuiseb, Windhoek 2001 ( literature excerpt on the pages of the Namibiana book depot, snippet view on Google Books [accessed February 19, 2015] autobiography).
- Lisa Kuntze, Reinhard Keding : The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (DELK). Your development - problems - hopes . In: Klaus Alexander Hess, Klaus J. Becker (eds.): From the protected area to Namibia 2000 . Klaus Hess, Göttingen / Windhoek 2002, ISBN 3-933117-23-2 .
- Lisa Kuntze: The great time of diamond discoveries . In: Klaus Alexander Hess, Klaus J. Becker (eds.): From the protected area to Namibia 2000 . Klaus Hess, Göttingen / Windhoek 2002, ISBN 3-933117-23-2 .
literature
- Lisa Kuntze: From Dresden to Otjiwarongo . Kuiseb, Windhoek 2001, OCLC 49666294 ( literature summary on pages of the book Namibiana depots Snippet view on Google Books [accessed on 19 February 2015] autobiography).
- Lawrence D. Stokes : Thomas Wolfe's Other German Girlfriend: Who Was Lisa Hasait? In: Thomas Wolfe Review . Vol. 30. Thomas Wolfe Society, 2006 (English, excerpt from the pages of the Questia Online Library [accessed February 19, 2015]).
Web links
- Literature by and about Lisa Kuntze in the catalog of the German National Library
- Lisa Kuntze on the pages of the Namibiana Book Depot (accessed February 19, 2015).
- Lisa Kuntze in: Biographies of Namibian People in alphabetical order on the pages of Klaus Dierks (English, accessed on February 19, 2015).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Max Hasait ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in the personal wiki of the Saxon State Library - Dresden State and University Library (accessed on February 19, 2015).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kuntze, Lisa |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kuntze, Elisabeth (full name); Hasait, Elisabeth (maiden name); Hasait, Lisa |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Namibian writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1909 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
DATE OF DEATH | February 5, 2001 |
Place of death | Otjiwarongo , Namibia |