Reinhard Kiefer
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Reinhard Kiefer (born October 12, 1956 in Nordbögge ) is a German writer and literary scholar .
Life
Reinhard Kiefer studied German and Protestant theology at RWTH Aachen , where he did his doctorate on Ernst Meister , completed his habilitation and has been a lecturer in modern German literary history since 1998 . In addition to academic work , he writes poems , essays , prose and translations from French ( Arthur Rimbaud ), which have been published in anthologies , yearbooks and literary journals. Kiefer made his debut in 1981 with the volume of poetry hofnarrenkorrespondenz . Since 1981, fifteen Kiefer books have been published by Rimbaud Verlag . He is the chairman of the Ernst Meister Society .
The author's literary works have been translated into several languages; Most recently (2009) his prose work Café Moka was translated into Arabic (Diwan Al-Masar, Baghdad and Beirut; translator: Mohammed Khallouk ).
Reinhard Kiefer lives in Aachen . There he is volunteering as an evangelist in the New Apostolic Church . Reinhard Kiefer has worked for the Friedrich Bischoff publishing house in Frankfurt, which is owned by the New Apostolic Church, since 2000 . There he worked as theological advisor to the publishing director. Since 2010, the theological department of the publishing house has been affiliated to the New Apostolic Church International based in Zurich . Reinhard Kiefer now supports and advises the New Apostolic Church Head - the Chief Apostle (since 2013 Jean-Luc Schneider ) - in his theological decisions.
Works
- Twelve poemes. Poems. 1983
- A secret in the Oberwald. Novel. 1984.
- from the brass city. Poems. 1990.
- properties on the atlantic ocean. Poems. 1997.
- enthusiastic Latin or kitchen Hebrew. Selected poems. 2000.
- Thomas Mann. Last love. Prose. 2001.
- In front of nature. A sentence structure. 2001.
- Cafe Moka. Additions to Agadir. 2003.
- only the windows in view. Poems. 2005.
- Halbstadt. Novel. 2006.
- The reintroduction of proverbs. A sentence structure II. 2009.
- Moroccan stories . 2011.
- The golden dune. Moroccan Diary 1983-2013 . 2014.
- Why we have to die ∙ A sentence structure III , Rimbaud Verlag, Aachen 2019.
Awards
- 1983: Poetry Prize NRW authors' meeting
- 1987: Aachen Literature Prize (sponsorship prize)
- 1992: Borchers badge
- 1992: Friedrich Wilhelm Prize from RWTH Aachen University
literature
- Bernhard Albers (Ed.): I am a being that disappears. About Reinhard Kiefer. Rimbaud, Aachen 2008, ISBN 978-3-89086-544-7 . (Rimbaud-Taschenbuch 62.)
- Reinhard Kiefer. - In: Bernhard Albers (Ed.): We outsiders. 33 years of Rimbaud Verlag. Aachen: Rimbaud Verlag 2015.
Web links
- Literature by and about Reinhard Kiefer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Kiefer on the Rimbaud-Verlag website
- Kiefer on the website of the Friedrich Bischoff publishing house
- Information about Kiefer on the website of the New Apostolic Church International
- Kiefer on the 2007 leaders' day of the New Apostolic Church in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Kiefer at the Mayor and Family Day 2008 of the New Apostolic Church in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Information about Kiefer and lecture on the topic "New Apostolic? Yes of course!" on the website of the Aachen District of the New Apostolic Church
- Self-assessment by Kiefer during an event on May 14, 2010 at the 2nd Ecumenical Church Congress in Munich, video recording on the website of the Apostolic History Network
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kiefer, Reinhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer and literary scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nordbögge (Westphalia) |