Hans Reimann (writer)
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Hans Reimann was a German satirist, novelist, and playwright. He wrote under the pseudonyms Max Bunge, Hans Heinrich, Artur Sünder, Hanns Heinz Vampir, and Andreas Zeltner.
where he grew up. He studied German philology and art history at the Kunstakademie in Munich
. After serving in the German army during World War I
, he published the satirical journal Der Drache (The Dragon) in Leipzig from 1919 till 1921 from 1924 till 1929 the Stachelschwein (Porcupine) in Frankfurt on the Main. He worked also for the satirical Simplicissimus
and Die Weltbühne
and founded the cabarets "Retorte" (in Leipzig) und "Astoria" (in Frankfurt on the Main.). He lived in Berlin
since 1925. Having planned a Hitler parody under the title Mein Krampf (My Cramp), he had some problems finding employment under the Nazi regime, but a lot of publications in anti-semitic journals suggest he had found ways of arranging himself with the Nazis. After the fall of the "Third Reich", he was forbidden to publish by the allies until 1948. He began writing for the Munich satirical journal Simpl, moved 1951 to Schmalenbeck near Hamburg
and published Literazzia. He died on 13th June 1969 in Schmalenbeck.
Hans Reimann is the grandfather of the German lyricist Andreas Reimann.
Biography
Albert Johannes Reimann was born on 18 November 1889 in LeipzigLeipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
where he grew up. He studied German philology and art history at the Kunstakademie in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. After serving in the German army during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, he published the satirical journal Der Drache (The Dragon) in Leipzig from 1919 till 1921 from 1924 till 1929 the Stachelschwein (Porcupine) in Frankfurt on the Main. He worked also for the satirical Simplicissimus
Simplicissimus
Simplicissimus was a satirical German weekly magazine started by Albert Langen in April 1896 and published through 1967, with a hiatus from 1944-1954. It became a biweekly in 1964...
and Die Weltbühne
Die Weltbühne
Die Weltbühne was a German weekly magazine focused on politics, art, and business. The Weltbühne was founded in Berlin on 7 September 1905 by Siegfried Jacobsohn and was originally created strictly as a theater magazine under the title Die Schaubühne. It was renamed Die Weltbühne on 4 April 1918...
and founded the cabarets "Retorte" (in Leipzig) und "Astoria" (in Frankfurt on the Main.). He lived in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
since 1925. Having planned a Hitler parody under the title Mein Krampf (My Cramp), he had some problems finding employment under the Nazi regime, but a lot of publications in anti-semitic journals suggest he had found ways of arranging himself with the Nazis. After the fall of the "Third Reich", he was forbidden to publish by the allies until 1948. He began writing for the Munich satirical journal Simpl, moved 1951 to Schmalenbeck near Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
and published Literazzia. He died on 13th June 1969 in Schmalenbeck.
Hans Reimann is the grandfather of the German lyricist Andreas Reimann.
Works
- 1916: Die Dame mit den schönen Beinen, Groteske
- 1917: Das verbotene Buch, Grotesken
- 1917: Die Dinte wider das Blut (unter dem Pseudonym Artur Sünder)
- 1918: Das Paukerbuch, Satiren
- 1918: Tyll, autobiographisch
- 1921: Ewers. Ein garantiert verwahrloster Schundroman in Lumpen, Fetzchen, Mätzchen und Unterhosen von Hanns Heinz Vampir
- 1921-31: Sächsische Miniaturen
- 1922: Hedwig Courths-Mahler. Schlichte Geschichten fürs traute Heim (mit Bildern von George GroszGeorge GroszGeorg Ehrenfried Groß was a German artist known especially for his savagely caricatural drawings of Berlin life in the 1920s...
) - 1924: Der Ekel (gemeinsam mit Toni Impekoven), Komödie, Erstaufführung 1926 ; richtig vermutlich "Das Ekel"
- 1928: Komponist wider Willen, Roman
- 1928: Neue Sächsische Miniaturen. Gemeinsam mit Karl Holtz (Illustrationen). Reissner, Dresden 1928.
- 1929: Das Buch von Leipzig
- 1930: Das Buch von Frankfurt. Mainz/Wiesbaden
- 1931: Vergnügliches Handbuch der deutschen Sprache
- 1931: Sächsisch. Was nicht im Wörterbuch steht
- 1932: Quartett zu dritt, Roman
- 1933: Der wirkliche Knigge, Dresden, Reissner
- 1934: Frau ohne Herz. Theaterstück in 5 Bildern, Berlin, Dreiklang (unter dem Pseudonym Andreas Zeltner)
- 1935: Mensch, mach dir's leicht! Des Wirklichen Knigge (2. Aufl. von Der wirkliche Knigge), Dresden, Reissner
- 1935: Motorbummel durch den Orient, Berlin, Müller & Kiepenheuer
- 1935: Der Strohmann, Berlin, Dreiklang (Schwank)
- 1935: Ein Sonntagskind. Lustspiel-Operette in 7 Bildern, Berlin, Vertriebsstelle und Verlag Deutscher Bühnenschriftsteller und Bühnenkomponisten (Musik von Karlheinz Gutheim)
- 1936: Freut Euch des Lebens! (zusammen mit Bruno Wellenkamp), Verlag Arbeitsfront (eine Revue für KdF)
- 1936: Das Buch vom Kitsch, München, Piper
- 1936: Die Reise nach Nizza
- 1937: Vergnügliches Handbuch der deutschen Sprache (3. Aufl.), München, Piper
- 1937: Flocco
- 1939: Du, hör´ mal zu! Lustiges, Berlin, Siegismund
- 1939: Mit 100 Jahren noch ein Kind, Berlin, Schützen-Verlag
- 1939: Des Teufels Phiole. Ein utoparodistischer Roman, Berlin, Schützen-Verlag
- 1940: Der kleine Spaßvogel, Berlin, Curtius, 1940
- 1940: Der Tolpatsch. Lustspiel in 3 Akten nach dem Roman von Hans Ribau, (zusammen mit Viktor de Kowa), Berlin, Ahn & Simrock
- 1940: Du, hör´ mal zu! Lustiges, Berlin, Siegismund (2. Aufl.),in: Deutsche Soldatenbücherrei, Bd. 4]
- 1940: Herr Knurpel. Fachsimpeleien um eine schnurrige Figur, Leipzig, Wehnert & Co.
- 1940: Mit 100 Jahren noch ein Kind, Berlin, Schützen-Verlag (4. Aufl.)
- 1940: Tamerlan, Wien u. a., Ibach (mit R. A. Stemmle)
- 1940: Die Jagdhütte. Schwank, Berlin, Ahn & Simrock, 1940 (zusammen mit G. V. Otten)
- 1941: Liebe und Gips, Berlin, Frommhagen
- 1941: Lachendes Feldgrau, Bremen, Burmester
- 1942: Vergnügliches Handbuch der deutschen Sprache, München, Piper (4. Aufl.)
- 1942: Hast du Töne!, Berlin, Schützen-Verlag
- 1942: Herr Knurpel, Leipzig, Wehnert & Co. (11.-20.Tsd.)
- 1942: Motorbummel durch den Orient, Berlin, Arnold (Neuauflage)
- 1942: Die kobaltblaue Tarnkappe, München, Braun & Schneider
- 1951: Hinter den Kulissen unserer Sprache, Untertitel: Ein heiteres Kolleg
- 1956: Reimann reist nach Babylon, Aufzeichnungen
- 1957: Der Mogelvogel, Roman
- 1959: Mein blaues Wunder, Autobiographie