Volkmar Lachmann
Volkmar Lachmann (born September 23, 1921 in Berlin ; † May 8, 1945 in Berlin-Lichtenberg ) was a German writer .
Life
Volkmar Lachmann took part in the Africa campaign as a soldier in 1941 . In 1942 he was discharged from the Wehrmacht due to illness . He took a degree of jurisprudence on which he with the state examination completed. From 1943 he published stories in the " Neue Rundschau " .
In 1945 he was drafted into the Wehrmacht again. At the end of the war he died of pneumonia in a hospital in Berlin-Lichtenberg and was buried in a mass grave.
plant
Lachmann's stories published from 1943 on are counted among the literature of Inner Emigration . In his fantastic works he describes in an astonishingly mature style “the model of a fictional counterworld” (according to its discoverer and sponsor Hermann Kasack ) to the Third Reich , whose society is dominated by matriarchy, faith and stoic attitudes.
His posthumously published letters reinforce the image of an author in clear opposition to the ruling regime.
In the novel The City Behind the Stream , Kasack Lachmann created a literary monument with the figure of Bodo Lachmar.
Works
- King and beggar. Krefeld no year
- The year of the youth. Berlin 1947.
- The 8 henna legends. Krefeld 1955.
literature
- Hermann Kasack: Volkmar Lachmann. In: mosaic stones. Contributions to literature and art. Frankfurt am Main 1956, pp. 324-330.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lachmann, Volkmar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 1945 |
| Place of death | Berlin-Lichtenberg |