Wolfgang Schreyer
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Wolfgang Schreyer is a German
writer of fiction, historic adventures mixed with documentary, science fiction
for TV shows and movies and is best known as the author of over 20 adventure stories.
. He became a POW and was released by the Americans in 1946. From 1947 until 1949 he was a chemists' apprentice, working in that profession until 1950. From 1950 to 1952 he was the manager of a pharmaceutical company in the German Democratic Republic
.
Since the debut of "Großgarage Südwest" he works as a freelance author. He travelled several times to the Caribbean
and to the United States. Since 1958, the GDR's Staatssicherheitsdienst spied upon him. Until 1972 Schreyer lived in Magdeburg
; since then he lives in Ahrenshoop
on the coast of the Baltic Sea.
Wolfgang Schreyer is the author of numerous novels, which are mainly considered entertainment, containing some criticism of society. Most successful were the stories set in Central America
and the Caribbean, in which he skillfully mixed fiction
and documentary
. Other works are crime stories, a science-fiction story, film scripts, TV and radio drama. Having sold more than five million copies, Schreyer is considered one of the most successful East German authors.
In 1956 Schreyer was awarded the Heinrich-Mann-Preis. Since 1952 he has been a member of the East German authors guild, since 1974 a member of P.E.N.; and since German reunification
in 1990 he is a member of the German authors guild.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
writer of fiction, historic adventures mixed with documentary, science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
for TV shows and movies and is best known as the author of over 20 adventure stories.
Life
Wolfgang Schreyer served as a Flakhelfer before, in 1944, he joined the NSDAP and served in the WehrmachtWehrmacht
The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
. He became a POW and was released by the Americans in 1946. From 1947 until 1949 he was a chemists' apprentice, working in that profession until 1950. From 1950 to 1952 he was the manager of a pharmaceutical company in the German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic
The German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city...
.
Since the debut of "Großgarage Südwest" he works as a freelance author. He travelled several times to the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
and to the United States. Since 1958, the GDR's Staatssicherheitsdienst spied upon him. Until 1972 Schreyer lived in Magdeburg
Magdeburg
Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....
; since then he lives in Ahrenshoop
Ahrenshoop
Ahrenshoop is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany on the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula of the Baltic Sea. It used to be a small fishing village, but is today known for its tourism and as a holiday resort....
on the coast of the Baltic Sea.
Wolfgang Schreyer is the author of numerous novels, which are mainly considered entertainment, containing some criticism of society. Most successful were the stories set in Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
and the Caribbean, in which he skillfully mixed fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
and documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
. Other works are crime stories, a science-fiction story, film scripts, TV and radio drama. Having sold more than five million copies, Schreyer is considered one of the most successful East German authors.
In 1956 Schreyer was awarded the Heinrich-Mann-Preis. Since 1952 he has been a member of the East German authors guild, since 1974 a member of P.E.N.; and since German reunification
German reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
in 1990 he is a member of the German authors guild.
Work
- Großgarage Südwest, Berlin 1952
- Mit Kräuterschnaps und Gottvertrauen, Berlin 1953
- Unternehmen "Thunderstorm", Berlin 1954
- Die Banknote, Berlin 1955
- Schüsse über der Ostsee, Berlin 1956
- Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy, Berlin 1956
- Das Attentat, Berlin 1957
- Der Spion von Akrotiri, Berlin 1957
- Alaskafüchse, Berlin 1959
- Das grüne Ungeheuer, Berlin 1959
- Entscheidung an der Weichsel, Berlin 1960
- Tempel des Satans, Berlin 1960
- Die Piratenchronik, Berlin 1961 (republished in 1967 as Augen am Himmel: Eine Piratenchronik (Eyes in the sky))
- Vampire, Tyrannen, Rebellen, Berlin 1963 (together with Günter Schumacher)
- Preludio 11, Berlin 1964
- Fremder im Paradies, Halle (Saale) 1966 (republished 1971 within Welt der Abenteuer)
- Aufstand des Sisyphos, Berlin 1969 (together with Jürgen Hell)
- Der gelbe Hai, Berlin 1969
- Bananengangster, Berlin 1970
- Der Adjutant, Halle (S.) 1971
- Der Resident, Halle (Saale) 1973
- Tod des Chefs oder Die Liebe zur Opposition, Berlin 1975
- Schwarzer Dezember, Halle (Saale) 1977
- Die Entführung, Halle [u.a.] 1979
- Der Reporter, Halle [u.a.] 1980
- Die Suche oder Die Abenteuer des Uwe Reuss, Berlin 1981
- Eiskalt im Paradies, Halle [u.a.] 1982
- Die fünf Leben des Dr. Gundlach, Berlin 1982
- Der Fund oder Die Abenteuer des Uwe Reuss, Berlin 1987
- Der Mann auf den Klippen, Berlin 1987
- Der sechste Sinn, Halle [u.a.] 1987
- Unabwendbar, Berlin 1988
- Die Beute, Rostock 1989
- Endzeit der Sieger, Halle [u.a.] 1989
- Alpträume, Oschersleben 1991
- Nebel, Berlin 1991
- Das Quartett, Berlin 1994
- Der zweite Mann, Berlin 2000
- Der Verlust oder Die Abenteuer des Uwe Reuss, Rostock 2001
- Das Kurhaus, Rostock 2002
- Die Legende, Berlin 2006 (together with Paul Schreyer)
External links
- Profile at Stiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur
- Profil at mvweb.de
- http://www.dielegende.info/
- http://www.ila-bonn.de/buchbesprechungen/buecher249.htm