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Morenga (novel)
Morenga may refer to: * Jacob Morenga (c. 1875–1907), Namibian chief leader in the insurrection against Germany * , German novel by Uwe Timm Uwe Timm (; born 30 March 1940 in Hamburg) is a German writer. Life and work Uwe Timm was born in 1940 in Bad Kreuznach, and was the youngest son in his family. His brother, 16 years his senior, was a soldier in the and died in Ukraine in 1943 ... from 1978 * ''Morenga'' (film), German drama film by Egon Günther from 1985 See also * Moringa (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Morenga
Jacob Morenga, also Jakob, Jacobus, Marengo, and Marenga, known as the "black Napoleon", (1875 – 20 September 1907) was an important figure in Namibia, then the German colony of German South West Africa. He was chief leader in the insurrection against the German Empire which took place between 1904 and 1908, and was best known for forging an alliance between the rival Herero and Nama tribes. Life Jacob Morenga was born to a Herero mother and Nama father. He was likely educated by Christian missionaries, and during his early adulthood, he worked at a copper mine and a Catholic mission in the vicinity of Springbok. Morenga first became politically active through his association with Willem Christian, a leader of the Bondelswarts people. After Christian's son and successor, Jan Abraham Christian, was killed by German troops, the Bondelswarts launched a brief uprising in October 1903. Morenga served as one of the primary commanders of this uprising, which established his early re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uwe Timm
Uwe Timm (; born 30 March 1940 in Hamburg) is a German writer. Life and work Uwe Timm was born in 1940 in Bad Kreuznach, and was the youngest son in his family. His brother, 16 years his senior, was a soldier in the and died in Ukraine in 1943. Decades later, Uwe Timm dealt with his relationship with his father and brother in the critically acclaimed novel ''In My Brother's Shadow''. After working as a furrier, Timm studied Philosophy and German in Munich and Paris, achieving a PhD in German literature in 1971 with his thesis ''The Problem of Absurdity in the Works of Albert Camus''. During his studies, Timm was engaged in leftist activities of the 1960s. He became a member of the Socialist German Student Union and was associated with Benno Ohnesorg. From 1973 to 1981 he was a member of the German Communist Party. Three times Timm was appointed writer-in-residence at universities in English-speaking countries: in 1981 at the University of Warwick, in 1994 at Swansea Swa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morenga (film)
''Morenga'' is a 1985 West German drama film directed by Egon Günther. It is based on the 1978 novel ''Morenga (novel), Morenga'' by Uwe Timm, and was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. It is set in the aftermath of the Second Boer War. Cast * Ken Gampu as Jacob Morenga * Jacques Breuer as Gottschalk * as Wenstrup * Gideon Camm as Jakobus * Jürgen Holtz as v. Kageneck * Manfred Seipold as v. Koppy * Tobias Hoesl as v. Treskow * Harrison Coburn as v. Schwanebach * Arnold Vosloo as v. Schiller * Robert Whitehead (actor), Robert Whitehead as Haring * Vernon Dobtcheff as Lohmann * Brian O'Shaughnessy (actor), Brian O'Shaughnessy as Herr Lüdemann References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morenga 1985 films 1980s historical films German historical drama films West German films 1980s German-language films Films directed by Egon Günther Films set in the 1900s Films set in Namibia Films based on German novels Das Erste original programming Colonialism i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |