Hans Werner Richter
Encyclopedia
Hans Werner Richter was a German
writer.
Born in Neu-Sallenthin, Usedom
, Richter is little known for his own works but found worldwide celebrity and acknowledgment as initiator, moving spirit and "grey eminence" of the Group 47
, the most important literary association of the German Federal Republic
of the post-war period. Richter died in Munich
, aged 84.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
writer.
Born in Neu-Sallenthin, Usedom
Usedom
Usedom is a Baltic Sea island on the border between Germany and Poland. It is situated north of the Szczecin Lagoon estuary of the River Oder in Pomerania...
, Richter is little known for his own works but found worldwide celebrity and acknowledgment as initiator, moving spirit and "grey eminence" of the Group 47
Group 47
Gruppe 47 was an influential literary association in Germany after World War II. '47' Stands for the year of their creation, 1947.-Early history:The beginnings reach back to1946 when Alfred Andersch and Walter Kolbenhoff founded the literary...
, the most important literary association of the German Federal Republic
German Federal Republic
"German Federal Republic" was one of the derogatory terms used by the communist German Democratic Republic to refer to the Federal Republic of Germany from the 1950s until 1968, when they started using the propaganda term "BRD"....
of the post-war period. Richter died 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...
, aged 84.
Works
- Die Geschlagenen (novel, 1949)
- Sie fielen aus Gottes Hand (novel, 1951)
- Spuren im Sand (novel, 1953)
- Linus Fleck oder Der Verlust der Würde (1959)
- Bismarck (1964)
- Karl Marx in Samarkand (1966)
- Blinder Alarm (story, 1970)
- Briefe an einen jungen Sozialisten (autobiography, 1974)
- Die Flucht nach Abanon (story, 1980)
- Die Stunde der falschen Triumphe (novel, 1981)
- Ein Julitag (novel, 1982)