Ernst Kreuder
Ernst Kreuder | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 29, 1903 Zeitz, Germany |
| Died | December 24, 1972 (aged 69) Darmstadt, Germany |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | German |
| Notable works | The Attic Pretenders, Those Who Cannot Be Found, The Undiscoverables |
Ernst Kreuder (29 August 1903 – 24 December 1972) was a German writer. He was born in Zeitz and died in Darmstadt.
Work
His 1946 work The Attic Pretenders concerned a secret associations view of imagination and reality and was well received.[1] Unica Zürn considered it to be one of her favorite books.[2] He also wrote works like Those Who Cannot Be Found[3] and The Undiscoverables.[4] Although his works have been described as melancholy or Kafkaesque he stated that "the literary fashion of hopeless despair must be overcome."[5]
Bibliography
Novels
- Die Gesellschaft vom Dachboden (1946) - The Attic Pretenders, trans. Robert Kee (1948)
- Die Unauffindbaren (1948)
- Herein ohne anzuklopfen (1954)
- Agimos, oder Die Weltgehilfen (1959)
- Spur unterm Wasser (1963)
- Hörensagen (1969)
- Der Mann im Bahnwärterhaus (1973)
Stories
- Die Nacht des Gefangenen (1939)
- Das Haus mit den drei Bäumen (1944)
- Schwebender Weg/Die Geschichte durchs Fenster (1947)
- Tunnel zu vermieten (1966)
- Luigi und der grüne Seesack und andere Erzählungen (1980)
- Phantom der Angst: Erzählungen (1987)
- Erzählungen (2013)
Other
- Zur literarischen Situation der Gegenwart (1951)
- Georg Büchner: Existenz und Sprache (1955)
- Sommers Einsiedelei (1956), poetry
- Das Unbeantwortbare: Die Aufgaben des modernen Romans (1959)
- Zur Umweltsituation des Dichters (1961)
- Dichterischer Ausdruck und literarische Technik (1963)
- Die Gesellschaft vom Dachboden: Erzählungen, Essays, Selbstbetrachtungen (1990)
Awards
References
- ^ German literature of the twentieth century by Ingo Roland Stoehr pg 244 and 308
- ^ Schofield/Sparks. "No One Reads Ernst Kreuder". Writers No One Reads. Accessed June 2015
- ^ The Antioch review anthology: essays, fiction, poetry, and reviews ... - Page 448
- ^ Germany: a companion to German studies by Jethro Bithell pgs 359-360
- ^ German literature: a critical survey by Bruno Boesch pg 345
- ^ "Ernst Kreuder". Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung. Retrieved 12 November 2023.