Manfred Böckl

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Manfred Ludwig Böckl (born September 2, 1948 in Landau an der Isar ) is a German writer who has also published under the pseudonyms Thomas Drayton and Jean de Laforet .

Life

After graduating from high school in Dingolfing ( Lower Bavaria ), Manfred Böckl studied German, geography, law, history, philosophy, literary studies, psychology and theology at the University of Regensburg from 1968 to 1973 without obtaining a degree. From 1973 to the beginning of 1976 he was an editor at the Passauer Neue Presse ; since January 1976 he worked as a freelance writer. From 1992 to October 2008 he lived in the village of Salzweg north of Passau in the Bavarian Forest . He then moved to Empertsreut in the municipality of Perlesreut , where he bought a country house.

The author repeatedly traveled to the countries of Western Europe to research the history of the Celts; he is also researching Celtic roots in his Bavarian homeland. In a worldview, Manfred Böckl is committed to the New Paganism in the old European-Celtic tradition. He strives for a renaissance of the pre-Christian religion: the "return to paganism" postulated by him.

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Manfred Böckl initially wrote (sometimes under a pseudonym together with Helmut Watzke) books for young people such as the series of the Blaue Rose secret society (1980 to 1984). From 1986 a series of novels on Bavarian history followed, and since the late 1980s Böckl has also published historical novels and non-fiction books on topics from German and European history.

Manfred Böckl wrote, among other things, about the persecution of witches , about renegades like the game shooter Georg Jennerwein , the Bavarian Forest robber Michael Heigl or the robber Mathias Kneißl , who rebelled against the social injustice of their time, and about women like Agnes Bernauer or Barbara Blomberg . Böckl also published numerous books on "prophets" such as Nostradamus or the Mühlhiasl . From 1999 onwards, the Celts became a special focus of his work , about whom he published several novels and non-fiction books.

In the story Die Einöder , published in 2007 , he left his traditional topics and used the example of the Bavarian Forest to describe the deadly effects the climate catastrophe will ultimately have on humanity if the course is not turned around.

The total circulation of Böckl's works is (as of 2007) around one million copies. His books have been translated into Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Dutch and Czech. In 1986 Böckl was the town clerk of Otterndorf and a Neumüller scholarship holder of the city of Regensburg .

Publications (selection)

Novel trilogy

Novels

  • The song of Haduloha . A North Sea saga , historical novel. Niederelbe-Verlag, Otterndorf 1986. ISBN 3-924239-09-6 (new edition: Gipfelbuch-Verlag Waldsolms 2008. ISBN 978-3-937591-51-3 )
  • The serfs. A Bavarian Forest saga from the 14th century , novel. Neue-Presse-Verlags-GmbH, Passau 1986. ISBN 3-924484-02-3 (new edition: Buch- und Kunstverlag Oberpfalz, Amberg 1997. ISBN 3-924350-63-9 ; paperback edition: Aufbau-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Berlin 2004 . ISBN 3-7466-1295-0 )
  • Let the witch burn. A factual novel from the 17th century , Facta, Hamburg & Munich 1989. ISBN 3-926827-20-3 (new edition under the title: The witch should burn. The story of Katharina Grueber, who was burned at the stake 300 years ago , Bastei-Verl. Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1996. ISBN 3-404-12527-4 ; new edition under the title: The witch should burn. Historical factual novel , Verlag-Anstalt Bayerland, Dachau 2003. ISBN 3-89251-335-X )
  • The black horse with the elk shovel , Roman. F. Schneider, Munich 1992. ISBN 3-505-04471-7
  • Sumava. An epic from the Bohemian Forest . Novel. Neue-Presse-Verlag, Passau 1992. ISBN 3-927529-32-X (new edition under the title: Šumava. The Saga of the Bohemian Forest. Historical novel , Morsak, Grafenau 2005, ISBN 3-86512-010-5 )
  • The witch stone. A novel from a dark time . SüdOst-Verlag, Waldkirchen 1997. ISBN 3-89682-002-8 (new edition: Ullstein, Munich 2000. ISBN 3-548-24889-6 )
  • The mule feud on the Goldener Steig. Historical novel from the Bavarian Forest , novel. Bayerland publishing house, Dachau 2000. ISBN 3-89251-290-6
  • The glass devil , historical novel. Verlag-Anstalt Bayerland, Dachau 2002. ISBN 3-89251-316-3
  • Culann's dog , novel. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2003. ISBN 3-608-93572-X
  • The solitude. A Bavarian apocalypse , story. Ohetaler Verlag, Riedlhütte 2007. ISBN 978-3-937067-62-9

Novel biographies

Non-fiction

  • The Mühlhiasl. His prophecies - his knowledge of earth rays, power places and sacred places - his hidden life. Drawings by Wilhelm Manfred Raumberger, Buch- und Kunstverlag Oberpfalz, Amberg 1998. ISBN 3-924350-70-1
  • The message of the druids. Wisdom from the Otherworld. Bastei-Verlag Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1999. ISBN 3-404-70133-X
  • Prince murder and witch fire. Spectacular criminal cases from old Bavaria. Verlag-Anstalt Bayerland, Dachau 2002. ISBN 3-89251-319-8
  • Ceridwen. The return of the triune goddess of the Celts. A book of the Celt. Neue Erde, Saarbrücken 2003. ISBN 3-89060-065-4
  • Merlin. Life and Legacy of the Celtic Teacher of Humanity. Arun, Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel 2005. ISBN 3-935581-95-5
  • Snake ring and werewolf stone. Celtic legends from the German-speaking area. Arun, Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel 2006. ISBN 3-86663-007-7
  • The most famous prophets in Europe and their prophecies for the third millennium. Kopp, Rottenburg 2007. ISBN 978-3-938516-60-7
  • Of mandrake caves and soul birds. Celtic legends from old Bavaria. Bayerland, Dachau 2007. ISBN 978-3-89251-375-9

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Talk: On the 70th birthday of Manfred Böckl | Tele Regional Passau 1 (TRP1). Retrieved September 26, 2018 (German).
personal data
SURNAME Böckl, Manfred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Böckl, Manfred Ludwig; Thomas Drayton (pseudonym); Jean de Laforet (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 2, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Landau on the Isar