Manfred Strahl
Manfred Strahl (born April 5, 1940 in Stettin , † June 20, 2000 in Berlin ; full name Manfred Heinz Herbert Strahl ) was a German journalist , editor and writer.
Life
Manfred Strahl was born in 1940 as the youngest of three children: The eldest of the three brothers, Harry Strahl (1924–1945 (?)), Died in World War II . Rudi Strahl (1931–2001) became a well-known playwright in the GDR .
In 1947 his family had to leave Stettin and moved to Mühlhausen / Thuringia , where Strahl graduated from high school in 1959. Between 1961 and 1965 he studied economics at the Humboldt University in Berlin . A five-year editorial work at the FDGB daily newspaper Tribüne was followed by 20 years (until 1990) at the satirical magazine Eulenspiegel, which at that time still appeared weekly . After the fall of the Berlin Wall , Strahl worked as a freelance journalist and author, a VS member from 1992 . His satirical short prose, aphorisms and poems have been published in many daily and weekly newspapers.
Manfred Strahl died as a cyclist in an accident for which he was not responsible.
Fonts
- Display goods. Aphorisms . Illustrations by Louis Rauwolf. Berlin: Eulenspiegel, 1989. ISBN 3-359-00330-6
- (together with Heinz Jankofsky ) Please (don't) stay behind! A traffic picture book . Berlin: Tribüne, 1990. ISBN 3-7303-0470-4
- Blows at first sight. Aphorisms . Berlin: Quintessenz, 1992. ISBN 3-928024-77-9
- Windfall fruit from the bonsai tree of knowledge. Aphorisms . With illustrations by Cleo-Petra Brief. Berlin: Eulenspiegel, 1994. ISBN 3-359-00753-0
Movies
- Bicycle variations . Documentary about the history of the bicycle, 1990; broadcast in 1991 in the DFF
Web links
- Literature by and about Manfred Strahl in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ray, Manfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist, editor and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Szczecin |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 2000 |
| Place of death | Berlin |