Renate Preuss
Renate Preuss , née Schmidt (born September 10, 1947 in Pausitz near Riesa ) is a German librarian and writer .
Life
Renate Preuss graduated from high school in 1966 and acquired a skilled worker certificate as a laboratory assistant. After working as a veterinary clerk for 13 years, she was the head of the hospital library in Riesa from 1981 to 2007. She received her special training as a patient librarian at the Dresden Medical Academy. Since 1987 she has been writing autobiographical prose; after the political change in 1989 she was able to publish her texts. A reading trip to Munich in 1990 and an article in Münchner Merkur enabled her to get started as an author. Preuss is married and has three sons.
Works
prose
- 1993: daydreams and night thoughts
- 1995: Memoirs from Saxony
- 1997: I actually don't allow fear
- 1999: Encounters in Saxony
- 2000: Saxony, what is it?
- 2001: Recipes and episodes from Saxony
- 2002: story of the girl without hands
- 2003: A black and white tomcat from the Saxon region
- 2004: Christmas in Saxony
- 2007: A black and white cat from the Saxon region
- 2008: Kurschatten: A Saxon in Bavaria
- 2009: Leap year cold year
- 2011: The wild Mathilde
- 2013: Thoughts and Dreams
- 2014: Dear and beautiful
- 2015: Gondola whispers
Children's books
- 2005: The Riesa giant helps Santa Claus
- 2006: The Riesa giant drives the city train
- 2007: The Riesa giant goes to school
Autobiographical
- 2000: Steinlese (anthology)
- 2005: I can believe you
- 2016: Diagnoses - ways out of a maze
Awards
- Environment Prize Plants in Nature, BUND 1996
- Riesa giant for culture, City of Riesa 2008
Web links
Commons : Renate Preuß - Collection of Pictures
- Literature by and about Renate Preuss in the catalog of the German National Library
- Own website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Preuss, Renate |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schmidt, Renate (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German librarian and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pausitz (Riesa) |