Matthias Kussmann
Matthias Kußmann (* 1966 ) is a German literary scholar , author , editor and translator . His work and publication focus are the literature of the 20th century and contemporary literature .
Live and act
Matthias Kußmann works as a freelance author and editor; he also translated books for young people from English. In 2000 he was at the University of Karlsruhe with a thesis on Wolfgang Koeppen Dr. phil. PhD .
Kussmann writes reviews and features for radio, including Südwestrundfunk , Deutschlandfunk , Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk and Bayerischer Rundfunk and the press such as Allmende . In 1994 he wrote a history of the Literary Society (Scheffelbund) Karlsruhe .
As the editor, Matthias Kußmann is best known for his support for the works of Walter Helmut Fritz . In 2007, in collaboration with the author, he published the volume of poems Offene Augen , when Walter Helmut Fritz was unable to do so himself for health reasons. In 2009, a year before the death of Walter Helmut Fritz, Kußmann published a three-volume complete edition. Previously unpublished works (for example a play) as well as withheld texts and articles that are difficult to access have been published in it.
In other books edited by Matthias Kussmann, he tries to create a connection between visual art and poetry .
Matthias Kußmann lives in Karlsruhe .
Fonts
- 70 years of the Literary Society (Scheffelbund) Karlsruhe. 1924-1994. Edition Isele, Eggingen 1994, ISBN 3-86142-041-4 .
- In search of the lost self. Wolfgang Koeppen's late work. Dissertation. University of Karlsruhe 2000. Königshausen and Neumann, Würzburg 2001, ISBN 3-8260-2084-7 ( online , PDF; 687 kB)
as editor
- with Hansgeorg Schmidt-Bergmann : I am young - my friend's name is Achill. Ten young women authors from the Upper Rhine. Isele, Eggingen 1995, ISBN 3-86142-062-7 .
- Franz Bernhard , Walter Helmut Fritz: … as if a story began. Hand drawings and poems. Stieber, Karlsruhe 1999, ISBN 3-9802029-4-1 .
- Paul Wühr (poems), Hans Baschang (drawings): Tanzschrift. Stieber, University of Karlsruhe 2000, ISBN 3-9802029-5-X .
- Horst Egon Kalinowski , Rainer Malkowski : In the joints of the biography. Drawings and poems. Stieber, Karlsruhe 2001, ISBN 3-9802029-6-8 .
- Otto Jägersberg , Dieter Krieg : German depth. Poems and pictures. Stieber, Karlsruhe 2002, ISBN 3-9802029-7-6 .
- Walter Helmut Fritz: The love poems. Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 2002, ISBN 3-89244-852-3 .
- (Ed.): Rainer Malkowski - at the desk. Bibliography and selected texts. Keicher, Warmbronn around 2004, ISBN 3-932843-73-8 .
- Walter Helmut Fritz: Open eyes. Poems and notes. Hoffmann and Campe, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-455-40083-0 .
- Walter Helmut Fritz: Heartbeat. The love poems. Hoffmann and Campe, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-455-40137-0 .
- Walter Helmut Fritz: Works. In three volumes. Hoffmann and Campe, Hamburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-455-40037-3 .
- Volume 1: Poems, prose poems.
- Volume 2: Novels, Prose.
- Volume 3: radio play, play, essays.
Web links
- Literature by and about Matthias Kußmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Matthias Kehle: Matthias Kußmann: A portrait in pictures and words. KirAura. 2007
- Short biography on the Allmende website
Individual evidence
- ^ Matthias Kehle: Walter Helmut Fritz complete works . In: Poet Shop. August 26, 2009.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kussmann, Matthias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German literary scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1966 |