Walter Troppenz

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Walter Troppenz (born March 9, 1897 in Braunschweig ; † March 1974 ibid.) Was a German writer and journalist who published his plays and novels under the pseudonyms Rudolf Penz and Bruno S. Wiek , using his last pseudonym from the Low German name of his Hometown Braunschweig "Brunswiek" derived. Under this name he published science fiction and crime novels ; in addition, he wrote numerous poems.

Life

Walter Troppenz was the fifth of seven children of the locksmith August Troppenz (born September 30, 1854 in Bahrensdorf, Amt Beeskow ; † December 1, 1915 in Braunschweig) and his wife Katharina, nee. Nolte (born October 5, 1860 in Fretterode ). Among his siblings was the first-born and eldest son of the Hermann Troppenz family , who became known as an SPD politician.

Walter Troppenz initially worked as a bicycle locksmith, but then switched to writing in the mid-1920s.

Workers' literature and plays

Between 1925 and 1929 Troppenz, who was living in Halle at the time , published numerous stage plays that had (partly humorous) the theme of working-class life.

  • Almost a millionaire. Schwank, Arbeiter-Theaterverlag A. Jahn, Leipzig 1929, DNB 362909148 .
  • The spirit of the proletariat. Fantastic drama in two acts 1925, DNB 362909105 .
  • The great need. One-act drama from the life of a miner. Propaganda scenes for proletarian solidarity around 1928, DNB 577514628 .
  • Judas. Social time image in one act, Arbeiter-Theaterverlag A. Jahn, Leipzig 1927, DNB 362909121 .
  • The devil of consumption. Schwank, Arbeiter-Theaterverlag A. Jahn, Leipzig 1927, DNB 36290913X .
  • Over the rough road to the stars. Arbeiter-Theaterverlag A. Jahn, Leipzig 1925, DNB 362909199 .
  • Vibrant words from the Red Front. 1926, DNB 362909210 .
  • The pigeon of Florence. Arbeiter-Theaterverlag A. Jahn, Leipzig 1929, DNB 362909172 .

Science fiction and detective novels

Bruno S. Wiek: The key of the sea. Future novel. from 1939

After Troppenz returned to Braunschweig, he published science fiction and crime novels under the pseudonym "Bruno S. Wiek" .

  • Dreamers. Novel of a near future. Henry Burmester Verlag, Bremen 1938, DNB 577514636 .
  • LPR 1600 - The secret of micro-short shafts. Henry Burmester Verlag, Bremen 1938, DNB 577514601 .
  • The key of the sea. Henry Burmester Verlag, Bremen 1939, DNB 577514644 .
  • Ave-Brunonia: The city in the earth. Technical novel of the future. Henry Burmester Verlag, Bremen, Leipzig, Vienna 1940, DNB 577514563 . Also called: white coal - the city in the ground. Publishing house Der Roman Lubowski, Altenstein / Ufr. 1949, DNB 770156967 .
Crime novels
  • Nestor's escape from the afterlife. Paul Schlösser Verlag, Braunschweig 1939.
  • Escape from the afterlife. 1949.
  • The last guest. W. Lehning, Hann.-Münden 1949, DNB 364721685 .
  • The cancer of New York. Paul Schlösser Verlag, Braunschweig 1949, DNB 730382648 .
  • The creepy third. Publishing house Der Roman Lubowski, Altenstein / Ufr. 1949, DNB 455516421 .

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Registration card in the Braunschweig city archive , signature : DI 12: 742.
personal data
SURNAME Troppenz, Walter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wiek, Bruno S. (pseudonym); Penz, Rudolf (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH March 9, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Braunschweig
DATE OF DEATH March 1974
Place of death Braunschweig