Thomas Burth
Thomas Burth (* 21st February 1934 in Radolfzell ; † 22. February 2000 in Minseln ) was a German author , the most in bodenseealemannischer but dialect in standard German wrote.
Life
Thomas Burth used to live in Bankholzen (municipality of Moos on Lake Constance , on the Höri peninsula ), later he moved to Schopfheim in southern Baden , where he founded the International Mouth Art Literature Workshop Schopfheim in 1989 together with the writer and poet Markus Manfred Jung . Most recently he lived in the Minseln district of the city of Rheinfelden (Baden) . He was a member of the Southwest Literature Forum in Freiburg im Breisgau, the International Dialect Institute (IDI) in Innsbruck and the International Bodensee Club (literature department) in Constance.
plant
- Klane Bildle. In Sea-Alemannic dialect. Lämmer, Radolfzell 1976.
- D Blechhirte (Christmas radio play ). SDR 1977.
- Gschwätz wi gmolet. Poems and stories in Alemannic dialect. With drawings by Hans Sauerbruch. Südkurier, Konstanz 1980, ISBN 3-87799-013-4 .
- Thought on travel. Poems and stories in Alemannic dialect. With drawings by Hans Sauerbruch. Südkurier, Konstanz 1984, ISBN 3-87799-045-2 .
- Gschwätz wi gmolet (audio cassette). Radio antenna 3
- Uf em way. Private print, 1990
- At large with no bail. Private print, 1990 (written German)
- With roots and wings. Art & Grafik Verlag, Ettlingen 1992, ISBN 3-927389-27-7 (written German; with illustrations by the Wehrer architect and artist Hermfried Richter)
- Lapis lazuli and pale acid. Alemannic poems and stories. Südverlag, Konstanz 1993, ISBN 3-87800-019-7 .
- Always the one where fròget. Poems and stories in Lake Constance-Alemannic dialect. Drey-Verlag, Gutach 1999, ISBN 3-933765-02-1 .
Some of Thomas Burth's works are represented in Alemannic anthologies , for example in several publications by the Muettersproch Society , in the magazine Allen and in various work and specialist journals.
Reviews
(quoted from website about Thomas Burth)
- "An important author for the entire South Baden literary scene" ( Badische Zeitung )
- "One of the most prominent dialect authors in the region" ( Südkurier )
Awards
- 1999: Johann-Peter-Hebel badge from the community of Hausen in Wiesental
literature
- Inga Pohlmann: Radolfzeller dialect literature - Thomas Burth. In: City of Radolfzell on Lake Constance, Department of City History (ed.): From Alefanz to Zeno. Customs in Radolfzell. (= Series of publications on the history of the city of Radolfzell on Lake Constance. Volume 2). Verlag Stadler, Konstanz 2016, ISBN 978-3-7977-0726-0 , pp. 115-118.
Web links
- Literature by and about Thomas Burth in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website about Thomas Burth by Fritz Vollnhals
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Burth, Thomas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German dialect author |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1934 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Radolfzell on Lake Constance |
DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 2000 |
Place of death | Minseln |