Renata Schumann
Renata Schumann (civil: Renata Schumann-Rotscheidt ; born January 12, 1934 in Hindenburg OS ; † February 1, 2012 in Bad Doberan ) was a German writer who wrote historical novels, short stories and poetry as well as essays and journalistic texts.
Life
Renata Schumann lived in the Federal Republic of Germany since 1983. As a child she lost both parents at the end of the war and initially remained under the care of her grandmother in her homeland, which had become Polish. This shaped her later work.
She studied Polish literature and earned her doctorate in 1979 at the German Institute of the University of Wroclaw with a doctoral thesis on the image of German in Polish literature. She then taught German literature at the Silesian University in Katowice . She was the mother of two children.
After moving to Germany, Renata Schumann settled near Düsseldorf , married a second time and began working as a journalist, primarily for the Rheinische Post and cultural and political correspondence. She made her debut as a writer with a volume of short stories in 1992. She lived in Erkrath near Düsseldorf and from 2000 in Bad Doberan near Rostock .
Works
- Return to the mother tongue . Stories, 1992, Langen Müller Verlag Munich, new edition in BS Verlag Rostock
- On the genesis of the Breslau Pharmacopoeia. A story. In: Würzburger medical history reports 12, 1994, pp. 375-380
- A strong woman, the life of Hedwig of Silesia . Roman, 1996 St. Ulrich Verlag Augsburg, new edition 2007
- Wing tree . Poetry, 1998, published by Maomi Krefeld
- Between the millstones of history, Upper Silesia through the ages . Essays 2002, Senfkorn Verlag Görlitz
- The Piast Tower . Roman, 2004, Verlag Langen Müller Munich
- What is dream (Co jest snem). Poems in German and Polish, two volumes, 2007, BS Verlag Rostock
- Light path . Poetry, 2007, BS Verlag Rostock
Honors and memberships
- Prizes in storytelling competitions of the East German Cultural Council 1985/86
- Work grant from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in 1993
- Media Prize of the Sudeten German Landsmannschaft 1989
- Culture Prize Silesia of the State of Lower Saxony 2007
- Eichendorff Literature Prize 2007
- Membership in the Wangener Kreis and the Esslingen Artists' Guild
- Andreas Gryphius Prize of the Artists' Guild November 2010
literature
- Kürschner's German Literature Calendar 2012/2013 . Volume 2. Verlag Walter de Gruyter , Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-11-027424-0 , p. 993. (online)
Web links
- www.Renata-Schumann.de
- Literature by and about Renata Schumann in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ulrich Schmilewski: Renata Schumann Rotscheidt died. Schlesischer Kulturspiegel 47 (2012), 2012, p. 14 , accessed on May 31, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schumann, Renata |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schumann-Rotscheidt, Renata (full name); Szuman-Fikus, Renata (former name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hindenburg OS |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 2012 |
| Place of death | Bad Doberan |