Lothar Kusche

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Grave in the central cemetery Friedrichsfelde in the district of Berlin-Lichtenberg

Lothar Kusche (born May 2, 1929 in Berlin ; † August 20, 2016 there ) was a German columnist , writer and satirist . Kusche was best known in the GDR .

Life and work

The Kusche, who came from a middle-class background, grew up in Berlin. After the war he worked in East Berlin as an editor for various satirical magazines. His texts have appeared in the (GDR) Weltbühne and Ulenspiegel , some of them under the pseudonym Felix Mantel . In total, his books, published by Aufbau Verlag and Eulenspiegel Verlag , reached a circulation of more than 2.5 million copies. At times Kusche was deputy editor-in-chief of the Weltbühne and dramaturge at the cabaret Die Distel . He also wrote humorous travelogues about Siberia (no vodka for the prosecutor) and Great Britain (across England in an hour and a half) as well as scripts. In 1971 he played in the DEFA comedy The Man Who Came After Grandma , for which he had also written the scenario, in a supporting role.

Kush's satires were mainly based on Kurt Tucholsky . He was an honorary member of Bobrowski's New Friedrichshagener Poet Circle and a member of the PEN Center Germany .

Lothar Kusche was married to Renate Holland-Moritz for a few years . He died on August 20, 2016 at the age of 87 in Berlin. His grave is in the Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery .

Awards

Works (selection)

  • The bombastic Windei and other feature sections. Structure, Berlin 1958, DNB 452662419 .
  • How strict are the customs in the Soviet country? 110 columnist information. Structure, Berlin 1958, DNB 452662400 .
  • Well, who is shooting there? 1960.
  • There is dwarf land everywhere. 1960.
  • Across England in an hour and a half. Illustrations by Elizabeth Shaw . Aufbau Verlag, Berlin, GDR 1961.
  • Again and again this theater. 1962.
  • Unromantic storybook. 1962.
  • Cheese and holes. 1963.
  • A night with seven women. Stories and feature sections. Construction Verlag, Berlin, GDR 1964.
  • with Renate Holland-Moritz : Good morning, happiness. 1967.
  • No vodka for the prosecutor. Small excursion into the big taiga. Aufbau Verlag, Berlin, GDR 1967.
  • How to stand a household. Eulenspiegel Verlag, Berlin, GDR 1971.
  • The ripped film. Kindly dedicated to all patient moviegoers and televisions. Illustrations by Elizabeth Shaw. Eulenspiegel Verlag, Berlin, GDR 1973.
  • The patient guide. For patients and those who don't want to become one. Illustrations by Elizabeth Shaw. Eulenspiegel Verlag, Berlin, GDR 1973.
  • Be careful at the platform edge. Dedicated to all business travelers, vacationers and people who prefer to stay at home. Illustrations by Elisabeth Shaw. Eulenspiegel Verlag, Berlin, GDR 1975.
  • Lothar Kusche's printed matter. Stories, feature sections and satires from two decades. Illustrations by Klaus Vonderwerth . Eulenspiegel Verlag, Berlin, GDR 1976.
  • Donald Duck see under Greta Garbo. Some keywords about North America. Illustrations by Thomas Schleusing . Eulenspiegel Verlag, Berlin, GDR 1981.
  • The man on the closet. Stories and other jokes. Eulenspiegel Verlag, Berlin, GDR 1985.
  • Noses that you won't forget. Illustrations by Elizabeth Shaw. Eulenspiegel Verlag, Berlin, GDR 1987.
  • The missed crocodile. Stories and feature sections. Illustrations by Klaus Vonderwerth. Verlag Tribüne, Berlin, GDR 1988.
  • The Feinfrostmensch and other positive heroes. Illustrations by Reiner Schwalme. Eulenspiegel Verlag, Berlin 1994.
  • The traffic jam book. Stories for stop-and-go traffic. With caricatures by Wolfgang Schubert. edition ost, Berlin 1995.
  • New patient guide. For patients and those who don't want to become one. Illustrations by Elizabeth Shaw. Eulenspiegel Verlag, Berlin 1998.
  • What did Napoleon do on St. Helena? 28 excursions & insights. Eulenspiegel, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-359-00983-5 .
  • Where the raisin trees grow. Illustrations by Elisabeth Shaw . Eulenspiegel, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-359-01482-0 .
  • I'm dead, and that's how it happened ... Eulenspiegel, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-359-02218-3 .

Filmography (selection)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lothar Kusche. In: Kürschner's German Literature Calendar 2014/2015. Volume I: A-O. Walter de Gruyter, 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-033720-4 , pp. 601-602.
  2. ^ GDR columnist: Satirist Lothar Kusche is dead . In: Spiegel online . August 21, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ Literature: Satirist Lothar Kusche died . ( Memento from September 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) In: North German Latest News . August 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ Berliner Zeitung . May 2, 1989, p. 6 and private obituary notice in the Berliner Zeitung. 27./28. August 2016, p. 11.
personal data
SURNAME Kusche, Lothar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mantel, Felix (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German columnist, writer and satirist
DATE OF BIRTH May 2, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH 20th August 2016
Place of death Berlin