Wolfgang David (writer)

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Wolfgang David
Wolfgang David

Wolfgang David (born August 29, 1948 in Oberseifersdorf , Zittau district ) is a German writer .

Life

Wolfgang David was born the son of the writer Kurt David . After graduating from high school and doing an apprenticeship as a typesetter , he studied cultural studies and sociology . He completed research studies at the Central Institute for Youth Research in Leipzig with a doctorate . He taught at the Humboldt University in Berlin , the University of Bratislava and the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts and was, in the meantime, director of the Otto Lilienthal Museum in Anklam .

David has been a freelance writer with interruptions since 1983 and publishes novels and cultural journalism . He is a member of the Association of German Writers (VS) and the Exil-PEN. From 1991 to 2004 he was regional chairman of the VS and from 1995 to 2003 deputy chairman of the Saxon Literature Council. Since 1991 he has published non-fiction and event reviews in the press as well as texts in anthologies and magazines.

Works

  • Bendgen's women or exams without attestation. Roman, Mitteldeutscher Verlag Halle / S. 1980. 3 ed. ISBN 9783354003866
  • Fear of blackbirds. Radio play. Broadcasting of the GDR. Premiere 1983
  • Dog under the table? Essay on literary criticism. Mitteldeutscher Verlag Halle / S. 1985 (Prize of the Leipzig Literature Institute )
  • Brennaburg. Historical novel. Verlag Neues Leben Berlin 1991. Paperback editions Bastei Lübbe Bergisch Gladbach 1995 and 1997 ISBN 9783404122936
  • The pale death of the Saracens. Historical novel. SALON LiteraturVERLAG, Munich 2012. 2 ed. ISBN 978-3-939321-41-5 . eBook edition 2014 ISBN 9783939321415

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Manfred Altner: Kurt David . In: Institute for Saxon History and Folklore (Ed.): Saxon Biography .
  2. ^ A b Association of German Writers: Wolfgang David. Retrieved May 28, 2019 .
  3. ↑ SALON LiteraturVERLAG - Authors. Retrieved May 12, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME David, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 29, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Oberseifersdorf , Zittau district