Walter Foelske
Walter Foelske ( April 9, 1934 in Cologne - May 3, 2015 ) was a German writer .
Life
Foelske was born in Cologne in 1934 and experienced a traumatizing childhood characterized by physical and psychological violence, which forms the background of his autobiographical debut novel Im Wiesenfleck . Before he appeared as an author, he completed an administration apprenticeship, became a civil servant, switched to industry and was a correspondent.
In the 1960s Foelske worked as a radio play author for WDR and Radio Bremen ; In 1980 the stories Anatomy of a Ghetto (dramatized in 1983 in the Theater am Turm ) appeared publicly rather unnoticed . Foelske wrote the breakthrough and a personal liberation with the 600-page novel Im Wiesenfleck , published in 1994 ; since then his literary production has not stopped.
The subjects and protagonists of Foelske's texts mainly belong to the gay scene; the subject of his books and pieces revolves around violence and obsession, sexual desire, relationship and generation problems, pedosexual contacts. His image of people and society was not shaped by optimism.
Walter Foelske was a member of the Association of German Writers ; he lived as a freelance author in Cologne.
Awards
- 1985: Bertelsmann Literature Prize
- 1986: Working grant from the NRW Ministry of Culture
Works
Radio plays
- Picture puzzle with Klausjürgen Wussow a . a. Director: Hans Gerd Krogmann (WDR 1965)
- Dictionary with Hansjörg Felmy and Marius Müller-Westernhagen . Director: Hans Gerd Krogmann (WDR 1965)
- Direction Ravenseck (RB 1967)
Books and pieces
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Anatomy of a ghetto. Stories. (Hunger cycle - Fallbeil-Finale) Verlag rosa Winkel, Berlin 1980, ISBN 3-921495-31-8 , under dems. Title also as a piece (1983)
- NA udT anatomy of a ghetto. pink angle / swarm of men script, Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-86149-038-2 .
- In the meadow spot. Novel. Thom Verlag, Leipzig 1994, ISBN 3-930383-02-0 .
- The inner room. Stories. Thom Verlag, Leipzig 1995, ISBN 3-930383-09-8 .
- Cousin, cousin. Novel. MännerschwarmSkript, Hamburg 1997, ISBN 3-928983-49-0 .
- The empty center. Detective novel. MännerschwarmSkript, Hamburg 1998, ISBN 3-928983-63-6 - published ud the pseudonym Leo Feks, an anagram from Foelske
- Madness and anger. Black stories. MännerschwarmSkript, Hamburg 1998, ISBN 3-928983-61-X .
- Very young. Novel. Despite publishing house, Cologne 2000, ISBN 3-8311-0711-4 .
- Ice age. Novel. Swarm of men script, Hamburg 2001, ISBN 3-928983-99-7 .
- White blood. Stories. Despite publishing house, Cologne 2002, ISBN 3-8311-3913-X .
- Desert places / The grin of the negro in the playground. Two plays. Despite publishing house, Cologne 2002, ISBN 3-8311-3127-9 .
- Night over the city. Novel. Despite Verlag, Cologne 2003, ISBN 3-00-012502-7 .
- Ossendorf. Novel. Despite Verlag, Cologne 2004, ISBN 3-00-013697-5 .
- Battle paintings. Novel. Despite Verlag, Cologne 2005, ISBN 3-00-016132-5 .
- Binz. Poetry & prose. Despite Verlag, Cologne 2006, ISBN 3-00-019482-7 .
- The seventh stillborn , Roman, Despite Verlag, Cologne 2008, ISBN 978-3-00-024405-6 (private print - no distribution).
- Tabu , Roman, Despite Verlag, Cologne 2008, ISBN 978-3-00-025038-5 .
- Down below , Roman. Despite Verlag, Cologne 2009, ISBN 978-3-00-028136-5 .
- In the boy's hand the reins , stories. Despite Verlag, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-00-030175-9 .
- Old god death , novel. Despite Verlag, Cologne 2011, ISBN 978-1-4478-3942-2 .
- On a tight rope, Anna's house , Roman. Despite Verlag, Cologne 2012, ISBN 978-1-4710-9135-3 .
- Shredder brain , stories. Despite Verlag, Cologne 2012, ISBN 978-1-291-07437-6 .
- On a tight rope, Veit and Finn , Roman. Despite Verlag, Cologne 2013, ISBN 978-1-291-55279-9 .
- Strange scenes. Stories. Despite Verlag, Cologne 2014, ISBN 978-1-5031-2395-3 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Walter Foelske in the catalog of the German National Library
- W. Foelske at Despite Verlag
proof
- ↑ Joachim Bartholomae : "Walter Foelske is dead" on schwule-literatur.de , May 3, 2015
- ↑ Walter Foelske. In: Kürschner's German Literature Calendar . 2014/2015: Volume I: A – O. Volume II: P-Z. Walter De Gruyter Incorporated, 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-033720-4 , p. 268.
- ↑ Portrait of the author on Books on Demand
- ↑ nrw-literatur-im-netz.de: Walter Foelske ( Memento of the original from June 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ FEKS, Leo in the Encyclopedia of German crime writers
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Foelske, Walter |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Feks, Leo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1934 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 2015 |