Walter Flegel
Walter Flegel (born November 17, 1934 in Freiburg in Silesia , district of Schweidnitz , Lower Silesia ; † June 14, 2011 in Potsdam ) was a German writer .
Life
Walter Flegel was the son of a bricklayer . In 1946 the family had to leave their Silesian homeland and settled in Stöhna near Leipzig . Walter Flegel attended high school in Markkleeberg . After graduation in 1953 he went to the barracked people's police , attended an officers' school in Dresden from 1953 to 1956 and from 1956 was an artillery officer of the National People's Army (NVA), which was being established. In 1957 he was one of the founders of the Central Literature Circle of the NVA; In the following years he led a circle of writing NVA soldiers. From 1960 to 1963 he studied at the "Johannes R. Becher" literature institute in Leipzig. From 1963 to 1973 he headed the NVA district clubhouse in Potsdam, and from 1973 to 1986 he was an employee of the GDR Military History Institute in Potsdam. In 1986 he left the NVA as a lieutenant colonel and became a freelance writer. After the reunification he founded the Brandenburg Literature College in Potsdam and was its managing director for a time.
Walter Flegel wrote novels , short stories , books for young people and poetry , whereby his early works are strongly influenced by his experience as a professional officer in the NVA. He also worked as an editor, conducted readings and literary discussions for children of all grades as well as for adults as well as supervised writing students and people with disabilities and the elderly.
Walter Flegel had been a member of the SED since 1952 ; he worked for the Ministry for State Security under the code name "Max Retlaff". Later he was also chairman of the Potsdamer Kulturbund and city councilor there . Since 1968 he was a member of the GDR Writers' Association , later also as a member of the executive committee. Most recently he was a member of the Association of German Writers .
Honors
- 1961 and 1966: Prize for national artistic creation
- 1972: Theodor Körner Prize
- 1981: National Prize of the GDR for art and literature 3rd class
- 1992: Ehm-Welk Literature Prize from the Uckermark district
- 1996: Children's and youth literature prize “Eberhard” from the Barnim district
Works
- When the howitzers fire , Berlin 1960
- In Bergheide and elsewhere , Berlin 1966
- The regimental commander , Berlin 1971
- The boy with the armored hood , Berlin 1972
- Daredevil , Berlin 1975
- A stone's throw from Berlin 1976
- The sash , Berlin 1976
- It's not far home , Berlin 1978
- Plum Paths in September , Berlin 1978
- There is no man's land , Berlin 1980
- Views of Rügen , Berlin 1987
- The only life , Berlin 1987
- Night in the Dörre , Berlin 1989
- My trip to the Moselle , Bad Kreuznach 1993, ISBN 3-922929-44-3
- Island time on Rügen , Bad Kreuznach 1995
- Jagodas Heimkehr , Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-928999-63-X
- Can i say jule to you? , Wilhelmshorst 1997, ISBN 3-931329-06-2
- Jule is back! , Wilhelmshorst 2001, ISBN 3-931329-26-7
- Unter der Schlinge , Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-933544-86-6
- Malvenweg , Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-89793-242-5
Editing
- Immernoch , Potsdam 1995 (together with Hans Joachim Nauschütz )
- From the state of affairs , Potsdam 1996 (together with Hans Joachim Nauschütz)
- This lousy beautiful everyday life, Potsdam 1998
- A smile comes towards me , Magdeburg 2005, ISBN 3-938142-31-6
Filmography
- Literary template
- 1972: The Regiment Commander - Director: Lothar Bellag
- 1977: A stone's throw away - Director: Claus Dobberke
- scenario
- 1982: Polizeiruf 110: Im Tal - Director: Hans-Joachim Hildebrandt (TV)
- 1989: To the devil with Harbolla - Director: Bodo Fürneisen
Web links
- Literature by and about Walter Flegel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Walter Flegel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Brief portrait at Märkischer Verlag
Individual evidence
- ↑ Walter Flegel dead ( Memento from January 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), Literaturkollegium Brandenburg. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ↑ Joachim Walther: Security area literature. Writer and State Security in the German Democratic Republic . Ed .: Department of Education and Research (= analyzes and documents. Scientific series of the Federal Commissioner for the Documents of the State Security Service of the former German Democratic Republic . Volume 6 ). 1st edition. Ch. Links Verlag, Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-86153-121-6 , Chapter 3.3.4. IM typology, p. 631 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Flegel, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 17, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg in Silesia , District of Schweidnitz , Lower Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 14, 2011 |
| Place of death | Potsdam |