Wolf D. Brennecke
Wolf Dieter Brennecke (born September 28, 1922 in Magdeburg , † June 3, 2002 in Thale ) was a German writer .
Life
The son of the writer Bert Brennecke attended elementary and trade school in his hometown, was an apprentice businessman and, from 1941, a soldier in World War II. In 1941 he joined the NSDAP . After being seriously wounded in 1944, he was taken prisoner of war . After 1945 he was a transport worker, coal trimmer and printing clerk. From 1949 he lived as a freelance writer in Magdeburg and later in Halberstadt.
For a time (from 1953) he headed the Magdeburg Young Authors ' Working Group , in which Brigitte Reimann was one of the first young authors , and led courses for writing workers at the TH Magdeburg , in which Birgit Herkula , Jörg Mantzsch and Matthias Biskupek took part. Between 1958 and 1963 he was chairman of the GDR writers' association in the Magdeburg district . In addition to numerous articles in the features section (especially for the popular voice ), plays, radio plays, novels, thrillers and books for young people, he also wrote the scientific and fantastic novel The road through the jungle .
Works (selection)
- 1950 Recently came Anton , Kurzgeschichten, Berlin
- 1952 The honest happiness , stories, Berlin
- 1952 Erich and the school radio studio , children's novel, Berlin
- 1954 Young Hearts . Two stories (with Rainer Kerndl )
- 1958 Peter between the chairs , novel of a young marriage, Berlin: New life
- 1959 The night in the hut , (story). Berlin: new life
- 1962 The angel on the market square , cheerful stories from the pioneer life, Berlin: The children's book publisher
- 1965 The good uncle Arthur , thriller, Berlin: Das Neue Berlin, Blaulicht vol. 57
- 1967 The ride in the mountains , adventure novel, Berlin: Das Neue Berlin,
- 1972 The road through the jungle , utopian adventure novel, Verlag Das Neue Berlin, Berlin
- 1977 Monk, or who turns pigeons' necks? , Roman, Berlin: Vlg Die Tribüne
- 1986 Mándola . Crime, Halle and Leipzig: Mitteldeutscher Verlag
- 1986 A stranger came to Aripuanã , adventure novel, Berlin: Military Publishing House of the GDR
- 1990 My honeymoon with Mister Spotny , detective stories, Halle and Leipzig: Mitteldeutscher Verlag
- 1999–2001 My Monke Stories , five volumes, Halberstadt: Halberstädter Druckhaus GmbH
Radio plays
- 1974: Demolition of a house - Director: Fritz-Ernst Fechner (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR )
Awards
- 1950 FDJ literature prize
- 1950 Erich Weinert Medal
- 1951 Prize from the GDR Ministry of Culture
literature
- Karsten Kruschel : Wolf D. Brennecke . In: Erik Simon , Olaf R. Spittel (ed.): The science fiction of the GDR. Authors and works. A lexicon. Verlag Das Neue Berlin, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-360-00185-0 , pp. 120f.
Web links
- Wolf D. Brennecke in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Literature by and about Wolf D. Brennecke in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry in the crime dictionary (wrong place of death given there)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Harry Waibel : Servants of many masters. Former Nazi functionaries in the Soviet Zone / GDR. Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main et al. 2011, ISBN 978-3-631-63542-1 , p. 53.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brennecke, Wolf D. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brennecke, Wolf Dieter (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Magdeburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 3, 2002 |
| Place of death | Thale |