René Hamann
René Hamann (born August 23, 1971 in Solingen ) is a German writer .
Life
René Hamann was born in Solingen in 1971, grew up in Emmerich am Rhein and studied German , English and philosophy in Cologne. From 1993 to 2000 he was a member of the Cologne Authors' Workshop . His poems are part of pop literature , and he often uses motifs from music and films in them.
His novel “Foam Forever” is based on the dramaturgy and motifs of soap operas and uses poetic language and calculated alienation to transform them into a literary work.
René Hamann has lived in Berlin since 2003 and works as a freelance writer and journalist. He published in Spex , was the literary editor of the daily newspaper Junge Welt from 2011 to 2013 , for which he continues to write regularly, and is opinion editor of the daily newspaper .
Works (selection)
- Catalan, poems, 2002, Parasitenpresse / Edition Parasitenpresse
- New cocoons, poems, 2003, poetry edition 2000
- The girl and the city, narrative, 2004, SuKuLTuR (series " Beautiful Reading ", No. 31)
- Foam forever, novel, 2007, table 7
- The alphabet of the city, short stories, 2008, Verbrecher Verlag
- Mountains and valleys, before that men and women, poems, 2009, Gutleut-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-936826-46-3
- Am Rande des Glücks, Roman, 2011, Verbrecher Verlag, ISBN 978-3-940426-95-6
- Monogold, texts from the blog “The Search for Glam”, 2013, SuKuLTuR (series “Beautiful Reading”, No. 130)
- The silver poodle, 2015, literary quickie
Scattered publications
- Anja Bayer , Daniela Seel (eds.): All this here, Majesty, is yours - poetry in the Anthropocene , kookbooks , Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3937445809 .
- Poems Colon and Cologne Esserstraße , in: um [loud] No. 7, Cologne 2010.
- Poems in: Devolver el fuego. Cinco poetas de Alemania , ed. by Timo Berger , 2006, Ediciones Vox Bahía Blanca
- Narration: Foam baths of love , in: BELLA triste No. 10, Hildesheim 2004.
Awards
- Working grant from the Berlin Senate (2005)
- Lauter-Nobody-Poetry Award (2006).
Web links
- Literature by and about René Hamann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and information on René Hamann's work at Literaturport
- Article by René Hamann in the taz
- World of poetry
- Forum of the 13, authors group at which Hamann collaborates
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hamann, René |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer and journalist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 23rd August 1971 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Solingen |