Wolfgang Sämann

Wolfgang Sämann (born January 16, 1940 in Pratau ) is a German narrator and novelist.

Life

Sower originally worked in toolmaking before making his literary debut in 1977. With his first story “The Beginning of the Journey” , the Berliner by choice is looking for a connection to European modernity. His narrative style, which combines monologue, protocol, reflection, dream, flashbacks and straightforward progression of the plot, tries to captivate with stories from everyday life.

His second story “The house of Dr. Pondabel ” met with a mixed response, especially since it is not in the tradition of socialist literature. He took up the issue escape from East Germany and continued with his tale evening still comes a little fog with the threat of an environmental disaster apart.

Selection of works

• The beginning of a journey, Rostock, 1977
• The house of Dr. Pondabel. Stories, Rostock, 1979
• The bright spot. Three stories, Rostock, 1981
• The girl from the highland wind, Rostock, 1987, ISBN 3-356-00060-8
• In the depth of the Takyr, Rostock, 1989, ISBN 3-356-00231-7
• The houses of Babi Jaga, In: NDL / Neue Deutsche Literatur, H. 443/11, 1989, pp. 99-103
• In the evening there is still a bit of fog, Rostock 1988 ISBN 3-356-00156-6
• My life in a caravan, 2001, ISBN 3-371-00359-0
• The second breath, 2002, ISBN 3-933-11685-6
• Malthus, Offenbach, 2004, ISBN 3-936751-23-4
• In der Steppe, Arnim Otto Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3-9367-5152-8
• Wedding in Purgatory, 2006, ISBN 3-936751-71-4
• Fläminglieder, 2007, ISBN 978-3-936751-98-7

literature

• Walther Killy : Literature Lexicon. Authors and works in German (15 volumes). Gütersloh, Munich: Bertelsmann-Lexikon-Verl., 1988–1991 (CD-ROM: Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-932544-13-7 )

Web links

• Literature by and about Wolfgang Sämann in the catalog of the German National Library