Wolfgang W. Parth

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Wolfgang Willi Parth (born January 2, 1910 in Mannheim , † December 16, 1982 in Munich ; pseudonym: Wolfgang W. Parth ) was a German journalist and author .

life and work

Wolfgang W. Parth: The Last Days (3rd edition 1946)

Wolfgang Willi Parth was a soldier from 1941 to 1946, most recently a war correspondent. Before he settled in Munich as a freelance writer, he was a dramaturge, theater and literary critic and editor-in-chief of the Illustrated Revue , where some of his books were published in advance.

He describes the end of the war and the first post-war period that he experienced in Berlin in “The Last Days” (1946). He had his first major success with the autobiographical war novel "Forward, Comrades, we must go back" (1958), which was translated into various languages ​​and reissued until the 1980s. The book is characterized by the glorification of comradeship in the war and criticism of superiors. The novel “The Great Reunion” (1961) is set in the post-war period and describes the uncovering of a war crime committed by an officer by his former subordinate.

With the novel "The Case of Barbara Gordon" (1958) Parth entered the field of criminal history. In the novel-like biography "Goethe's Christiane" (1980) he attempted a glimpse into Goethe's private life, which was continued in the "Stories of Mr. Goethe" (1981). In addition, Parth published books of anecdotes, e.g. B. About Richard Wagner and the surgeon Sauerbruch.

Works (excerpt)

  • The last days , Aufbau-Verlag Berlin 1946
  • No place for love , original film from 1947
  • Forward comrades, we have to go back , Kindler-Verlag Munich 1958
  • The case of Barbara Gordon , publishing house Bong & Co. Munich - Uelzen 1958
  • Blonde witch Barbara , Lichtenberg-Verlag Munich 1963
  • The great reunion , Lichtenberg-Verlag Munich 1961
  • Deadly love , Munich 1970
  • Das Loch , Munich 1971
  • Wolfgang W. Parth, Michael Schiff, Ivan Steiger: News from Radio Eriwan , Lichtenberg-Verlag Munich, perm. 1984, ISBN 3-596-21299-5
  • Wolfgang W. Parth (Ed.): Radio Eriwans Nachtprogramm , Lichtenberg-Verlag Munich 1977, ISBN 978-3785211243
  • Goethe's Christiane - A picture of life , Munich 1980, ISBN 3426023210
  • Rock and Rocky save a friend , Kindler-Verlag Munich 1974
  • Rock and Rocky. Help, the circus is on fire! , Kindler-Verlag Munich 1976, ISBN 3463006758
  • Rock and Rocky outsmart a gang of forgers , Kindler-Verlag Munich 1980, ISBN 978-3463006321
  • Rock and Rocky. Adventure in the summer camp , Kindler-Verlag Munich 1980, ISBN 978-3463006314
  • Stories from Mr. Goethe , Munich 1981, ISBN 978-3463008318

literature

  • Hermann Schreiber: Wolfgang W (illy) Parth. In: Killy Literaturlexikon, Vol. 9, 2nd edition, Walter de Gruyter-Verlag Berlin / New York 2010, p. 98.

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personal data
SURNAME Parth, Wolfgang W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Parth, Wolfgang Willi (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist and author
DATE OF BIRTH January 2, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Mannheim
DATE OF DEATH December 16, 1982
Place of death Munich