Manfred Weinert

Manfred Weinert (born August 23, 1934 in Gatow ; † February 26, 2012 in Frankfurt (Oder) ) was a German writer who wrote short stories and novels for adults as well as for children and adolescents.

Life

Manfred Weinert was born in what is now the German-Polish border area . His parents were poor farm workers who moved from East Prussia to Märkische every year to work as reapers for their income. In 1938 the family settled in Müncheberg in the Mark Brandenburg region. Weinert attended elementary school in Müncheberg, then secondary school in Waldsieversdorf . After completing the tenth grade, he did an honorary service with the German People's Police . He then worked as a stoker, clerk in social insurance, temporary wage clerk, trade instructor and dispatcher in the Frankfurt (Oder) area. As an 18-year-old in Berlin, his entry into party politics as a candidate for the SED failed because he named and criticized the personality cult around Josef Stalin as such.

In 1953 he married the gardener's companion Gerda Birkner in Heinersdorf near Müncheberg, where they moved in 1956. In 1954, 1958, 1962 and 1966 their four children were born, first a son, then three daughters. In two courses at the Institute for Teacher Education in Leipzig between 1954 and 1959, when he was gaining practical experience as a home educator in Müncheberg , Manfred Weinert took the required state final examination. In 1959 he took the leader position on boys internat the Extended Secondary School (EOS) in Beeskow ( District Frankfurt (Oder) on), which necessitated another move of the family. In this phase of life Manfred and Gerda Weinert undertook their first literary attempts under the guidance of the Working Group of Young Authors (AJA) Frankfurt (Oder) at the Writers' Association of the GDR (SV). Before they were accepted as members in 1964, they were only guests there. With the transformation of the working group into the district association of the SV, their status was again that of guests.

In 1966, Manfred Weinert appeared in New Germany as a critic of the, in his opinion, nihilistic , poetry by Sarah and Rainer Kirsch . Thanks to the organized contact with the experienced writers, Manfred Weinert achieved a higher quality of the texts that are now in the daily press - especially poems and extracts from novels in the daily newspaper Neuer Tag in Frankfurt (Oder) - in magazines and in various anthologies were published by Tribüne-Verlag , Neues Leben and Hinstorff . Because of his literary success, Weinert became a candidate for the GDR Writers' Association in 1971. From 1972 he also devoted himself to children's and youth literature.

He had since joined the SED and left the party in 1979. As a direct result, he ran into difficulties with the publishers who had previously printed it. For the time being, there were no more books by him. It was not until 1982, when he was accepted into the GDR Writers' Association, that his works were relocated, although none of them were in the adult segment, but three more youthful stories, for example Brinno, son of the outlaw , who played around their leader Arminius during the Germanic era . His Frankfurt writer colleague Hans Joachim Nauschütz praised Weinert's detailed knowledge in his review in Neue Tag , but felt that the actual story was “pushed back” by their abundance.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Manfred Weinert joined the Association of German Writers (VS) in 1990 and again published stories and novels for adults, some of them with an autobiographical background.

Works

prose

Book publications

• And the rattling stork catches frogs , children's book publisher 1974
• Do not be like that! Short prose (= offers ). Publishing house Tribüne Berlin, Berlin 1975.
• The endless of a moment. Narrative. Verlag Tribüne Berlin, Berlin 1978.
• On the way to the wedding. Narration (= offers ). Publishing house Tribüne Berlin, Berlin 1979.
• No grass over it. Novel report. Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-327-01029-3 .
• The Publisher. Book publisher Andrea Schmitz, Toppenstedt 2000, ISBN 3-927442-82-8 .
• Aside in the reason or the expulsion. Roman (= library of new prose ). Edition Thaleia, St. Ingbert 2001, ISBN 3-924944-48-2 .
• Love unloved time. Ichnogram. Mohland-Verlag, Goldebek 2003, ISBN 3-936120-48-X .
• The key witness. Roman (= library of new prose ). Edition Thaleia, St. Ingbert 2004, ISBN 3-924944-64-4 .
• Roses in a draft. Stories. Wiesenburg-Verlag, Schweinfurt 2004, ISBN 3-937101-13-6 .
• The attempts of Agnetta Weiss. Novel. Battert, Baden-Baden 2006, ISBN 3-87989-410-8 .
• The skin of everyday life. Biographical novel. Höll Verlag, Modautal 2010, ISBN 978-3-928564-44-1 .
• Body language. Autobiographical novella. Höll Verlag, Modautal 2011, ISBN 978-3-928564-56-4 .
• A man seeks his dignity. Biographical novel. Höll Verlag, Modautal 2011, ISBN 978-3-928564-55-7 .

Contributions

• Fog on the road. In: Neue Deutsche Literatur , 12th year, issue 1, January 1964, Neue Namen, pp. 117-135.
• The lucky box. In: encounter. New storyteller anthology. (On the dust jacket: New storytellers in Hinstorff Verlag. ) Joachim Schmidt (Ed.), Hinstorff Verlag, Rostock 1969, pp. 245-251.
• Piano concerto. In: Darned Thoughts. Prose writing worker. Published on behalf of the Federal Board of the FDGB by Hans Schmidt , Wolfgang Himmelreich, Anita Baldauf. Verlag Tribüne Berlin, Berlin 1970, pp. 154–156.
• Roses in a draft. Narrative. In: Neue Deutsche Literatur , Volume 18, Issue 11, November 1970, Neue Namen, pp. 153-175.
• Transferred to punishment. In: The fourth lantern. Pre-registration. Anthology. Joachim Schmidt, Günter Schubert, Klaus-Dieter Sommer, Klaus Walther (eds.), Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle (Saale) 1971, pp. 63–91.
• Anniversary. In: How the driver Karli Birnbaum recognized his boss. New Prose - New Names , New Life Publishing House, Berlin 1971, pp. 252–267.
• Piano concerto. In: Time savings book. Prose and poetry. Edited by Ingrid Jäger-Hülsmann. Verlag Tribüne Berlin, Berlin 1974, pp. 77-78.
• Overrun fear. In: How Karel flew to Rosa Laub on the blue motorcycle. Compiled by the publishing editors Helmut Fickelscherer, Sibylle Hentschke, Erika Lewerenz, Lotte Meyer and Klaus-Dieter Sommer. New Life Publishing House, Berlin 1974, pp. 333–343.
• Eleven go through the fire twice. In: Stories from the Battalion. Short prose and poems from the life of a soldier. Selected by Klaus Kapinos. Military Publishing House of the German Democratic Republic, Berlin 1976, pp. 97–132.
• That keep the word alive In: Franz with the red tie. Portraits. Edited by Dieter Laux with the collaboration of Jutta Zimmer. Verlag Tribüne Berlin, Berlin 1979, pp. 134-149.
• Just before the end of the night shift. In: The history calendar 1987. Third year. Published by Klaus Steinhaußen . With graphics by Wolfgang Würfel . Greifenverlag zu Rudolstadt, Rudolstadt 1987, ISBN 3-7352-0005-2 , pp. 234-237.
• Two eat from one bowl. In: New German Literature. Monthly for Literature and Criticism , Volume 37, Issue 4, April 1989, pp. 71–89.
• The men without a face. In: A brilliant idea. Crime stories. Edited by Heinz Niemann. Reiher Verlag, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-910163-08-4 , pp. 110-121.
• The letter. In: Voices from Brandenburg. Short stories. The best entries in the literature competition “Experience history - tell stories”. Published by Till Sailer on behalf of the Literatur-Kollegium Brandenburg eV Kiro-Verlag, Schwedt 1994, ISBN 3-929220-07-5 , pp. 20-27.
• Two eat from one bowl. In: Monika Laakes (Ed.): Freedom. Anthology 2005 , Monika Laakes Verlag, Mülheim an der Ruhr 2005, ISBN 3-935482-03-5 , p. ??.
• A stiff northeast. In: Mohland-Jahrbuch 2005. Poetry and Prosa , Mohland-Verlag, Goldebek 2005, ISBN 3-936120-94-3 , pp. ??.
• The blessed holy water. In: Christmas Stories for Adults. Volume 1. Mohland Verlag, Goldebek 2007, ISBN 978-3-86675-049-4 , pp. 350-354.
• The drop test. In: Christmas Stories for Adults. Volume 2. Mohland Verlag, Goldebek 2008, ISBN 978-3-86675-080-7 , pp. 221-228.
• Service on Christmas Eve. In: Christmas Stories for Adults. Volume 3. Mohland Verlag, Goldebek 2009, ISBN 978-3-86675-103-3 , pp. 102-106.
• The christmas present. In: Christmas Stories for Adults. Volume 4. Mohland Verlag, Goldebek 2010, ISBN 978-3-86675-139-2 , pp. 138-142.

Books for children and young readers

picture books

• (Together with Erich Gürtzig :) A bouquet of flowers for father. A picture book. The children's book publisher, Berlin 1972.
• (Together with Erich Gürtzig :) ... and the rattle stork catches frogs. A picture book story. The children's book publisher, Berlin 1974.

stories

• The eternal second. In: Ehrlich is the fastest ... and what else happens. Thirteen stories. Edited by Ursula Steinhaußen. Der Kinderbuchverlag, Berlin 1973, pp. 101–112.
• Bridge dreams. [According to the publisher's advertisement, but not in the book itself: (= New Edition for Young People )]. Illustrations by Gerhard Bläser. New Life Publishing House, Berlin 1975.
• Olaf vom Turm (= The Little Trumpeter Books ; Volume 120). Illustrations by Ingeborg Friebel. The children's book publisher, Berlin 1976.
• In one night to Orenburg (= Knabes youth library ; Volume 8). Illustrations and cover design by Werner Wagner. Gebrüder Knabe Verlag, Weimar 1976.
• The secret. In: Martin and the sun in the closet. Illustrations by Werner Klemke . Verlag Junge Welt, Berlin 1978, pp. 70–72.
• Danka is allowed to sleep in school (= Knabes youth library ; Volume 9). Illustrations and cover design by Dagmar Schwintowsky. Gebrüder Knabe Verlag, Weimar 1979.
• Selgo. Narrative. (= Knabes youth library ; Volume 10). Illustrations and cover design by Hans Wiegandt. Gebrüder Knabe Verlag, Weimar 1979.
• The adder's horseshoe. A family story (= Knabes youth library ; Volume 11). Illustrations and cover design by Hans Wiegandt. Gebrüder Knabe Verlag, Weimar 1982.
• Brinno, son of the outlaw (= boy’s youth library ; Volume 12). Illustration and cover design by Dagmar Schwintowsky. Gebrüder Knabe Verlag, Weimar 1984.
• Fourth rally. Illustrations by Fred Westphal. Children's book publisher, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-358-01597-1 .

Non-fiction

• Beeskow. Between the Spree and Bornower Höh '. Kiro-Verlag, Schwedt 1994, ISBN 3-929220-19-9 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Biographical Notes . In: Joachim Schmidt, Günter Schubert, Klaus-Dieter Sommer, Klaus Walther (eds.): The fourth lantern. Pre-registration. Anthology . Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle (Saale) 1971, Weinert, p. 283 .
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} Manfred Weinert. Vita. In: literaturport.de. Literarisches Colloquium Berlin (LCB) and Brandenburgisches Literaturbüro (BLB), accessed on August 6, 2019 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Brigitte Böttcher (Ed.): Inventory. Literary profiles . Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle (Saale) 1976, Manfred Weinert, p. 114 f .
4. ↑ ^{a b c} The authors . In: How the driver Karli Birnbaum recognized his boss. New prose - new names . New Life Publishing House, Berlin 1971, Manfred Weinert, p. 308 .
5. ↑ Manfred Weinert: Where are we going, poet? In: New Germany . September 28, 1966, Culture, pp. 5 .
6. ↑ Hans Joachim Nauschütz: Makes you curious about history. A story by Manfred Weinert: “Brinno - Son of the Outlaw” published by Gebrüder Knabe Verlag Weimar . In: New day . Frankfurt (Oder) January 18, 1985.

Web links

• Literature by and about Manfred Weinert in the catalog of the German National Library
• Manfred Weinert at literaturport.de
• Literature by and about Manfred Weinert in the bibliographic database WorldCat