Manfred Wankmüller

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Manfred Wankmüller (born December 25, 1924 in Gerabronn ; † February 13, 1988 there ) was a German writer and journalist .

Life

Wankmüller grew up in Gerabronn, graduated from high school in Heilbronn and after the end of the war and his return from captivity studied German in Würzburg and sociology in Heidelberg . He then worked as a journalist for the Hohenloher Tagblatt in Gerabronn.

He was his short stories about the people in known Hohenlohe , who operate in the mainly rural area Hohenlohe, wine, agriculture and animal husbandry and on the rivers Kocher , Jagst , Tauber , in and around the cities Künzelsau , Öhringen , Langenburg and Schwäbisch Hall around , Life. It's mostly about the "little people", the farmers, cattle breeders, the bricklayers or, for example, a train driver who is supposed to be checked by an official from Stuttgart and who takes a large portion of "smelly cheese" and garlic to keep the distance. Wankmüller, however, was not a dialect poet, because his books are mostly written in High German, and only the literal speeches of the people involved are given in dialect.

literature

  • Schlitzöhrige stories from Hohenlohe Volume 1. Hohenloher-Druck und Verlagshaus, Gerabronn 1970, ISBN 3-87354-028-2
  • Schlitzöhrige stories from Hohenlohe Volume 2. Hohenloher-Druck und Verlagshaus, Gerabronn 1970, ISBN 3-87354-029-0
  • Schlitzöhrige stories from Hohenlohe Volume 3. Hohenloher-Druck und Verlagshaus, Gerabronn 1979, ISBN 3-87354-081-9
  • Schlitzöhrige stories from Hohenlohe Volume 4. Hohenloher-Druck und Verlagshaus, Gerabronn 1989, ISBN 3-87354-167-X
  • Two boys save Ticino. Hohenloher-Druck und Verlagshaus, Gerabronn 1977, ISBN 3-87354-066-5
  • Hunt for the nuclear spies. Hohenloher-Druck und Verlagshaus, Gerabronn; Crailsheim 1980, ISBN 3-87354-082-7
  • Stories under the star. Hohenloher-Druck und Verlagshaus, Gerabronn 1985, ISBN 3-87354-141-6
  • Do you see the star there Hohenloher-Druck und Verlagshaus, Gerabronn 1986, ISBN 3-87354-149-1

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personal data
SURNAME Wankmüller, Manfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH December 25, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Gerabronn
DATE OF DEATH February 13, 1988
Place of death Gerabronn