Tinko
Tinko is the title of a book by Erwin Strittmatter for young people . After the book was published in 1954, it quickly became popular, so that the author received the GDR National Prize for this work in 1955.
action
The post-war period in rural Brandenburg is discussed . Using the example of the fate of Tinko, a boy for whom Strittmatter's brother Martin (Eng. (Mar) Tin-ko) was a role model, the reader experiences the events surrounding the return of a " returnees " and the social conflicts during the collectivization of agriculture in East Germany. In addition, the family with three generations serves as an analogy for the periods of German history. In passing, the fate of the “resettlers” / “ displaced persons ” is dealt with without emphasizing the topic.
background
The book was approved as school literature and spread over the next 35 years. The illustrations for the first edition were carried out by Karl von Appen and closely linked to the text through various new editions. Since the 1970s - probably due to individual inquiries - the first name Tinko was allowed in the GDR.
filming
In 1957 the book was made into a film by Herbert Ballmann as Tinko .
literature
- Erwin Strittmatter: Tinko. Structure TB, Berlin 2004 ISBN 3-7466-5400-9
- Tinko. Leiv, Espenhain 2004 ISBN 3-8960-3179-1
- Reinhard Hillich & Renate Krolop: Strittmatter's work in criticism. In collective; Renate Krolop, editor: Erwin Strittmatter. Analyzes, discussions, conversations. Series: Writers of the Present, 3rd People and Knowledge, Berlin (GDR) 1977 Without ISBN. (3rd expanded edition ibid. 1984; also in Das Europäische Buch, Berlin (West) 1984 ISBN 3884361309 ). Pp. 149-157
notes
- ↑ to: Ochsenkutscher, Tinko, Ole Bienkopp, The Wonderworker