Ruth Rehmann
Ruth Rehmann (June 1, 1922 – January 29, 2016) was a German writer.[1][2]
Life
Rehmann was born in Siegburg, the daughter of a local pastor. She studied in Hamburg with the aim of becoming a translator;[1] and then she studied art history, German literature and music. During the 1950s, she worked as a violinist, as a teacher[3] and as a press secretary at the American and Indian embassies.[1] In 1983, Rehmann ran as a Green Party candidate for a seat in the Bundestag.[3]
In 1959, Rehmann published her first novel Illusions (Illusionen). She had attracted much attention when she read a chapter from that book at the Group 47 conference in 1958. Her second novel The People in the Valley (Die Leute im Tal) won first prize in a literature contest. Later novels include:
- The Man in the Pulpit (Der Mann auf der Kanzel) (1979)
- Farewell from the master class (Abschied von der Meisterklasse) (1985)
- The Woman from Schwaig Farm (Die Schwaigerin) (1987)
She has also written several radio plays and some short stories.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Wilson, Katharina M (1991). An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers. Volume 1. pp. 1035–36. ISBN 0824085477.
- ↑ "Traueranzeigen, Todesanzeigen, Trauerfall, Trauer - heimatzeitung.de". heimatzeitung.de.
- 1 2 Niven, William John; Jordan, James (2003). Politics and Culture in Twentieth-century Germany. pp. 166–67. ISBN 1571132236.