Hermann Kinder (18 May or 18 June 1944 – 27 August 2021) was a German writer.

Biography

Kinder was born on 18 May or 18 June 1944 in

Toruń Toruń is a city on the Vistula River in north-central Poland and a World Heritage Sites of Poland, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its population was 196,935 as of December 2021. Previously, it was the capital of the Toruń Voivodeship (1975–199 ...

and spent his childhood in

Ulm Ulm () is the sixth-largest city of the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with around 129,000 inhabitants, it is Germany's 60th-largest city. Ulm is located on the eastern edges of the Swabian Jura mountain range, on the up ...

Nuremberg Nuremberg (, ; ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the Franconia#Towns and cities, largest city in Franconia, the List of cities in Bavaria by population, second-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Bav ...

, and

Münster Münster (; ) is an independent city#Germany, independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a ...

. He earned a degree in art history from the

University of Münster The University of Münster (, until 2023 , WWU) is a public research university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. With more than 43,000 students and over 120 fields of study in 15 departments, it is Germany's ...

and later earned a master's degree. In 1972, he became an assistant professor from the

University of Konstanz The University of Konstanz () is a university in the city of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its main campus was opened on the Gießberg in 1972 after being founded in 1966. The university is Germany's southernmost university and is ...

. He also taught at the

University of Klagenfurt The University of Klagenfurt ( or ''Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt'', AAU) is a federal Austrian research university and the largest research and higher education institution in the States of Austria, state of Carinthia. It has its campus in ...

and

Shanghai University Shanghai University (SHU) is a municipal public university in Shanghai, China. It is owned by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction. Shanghai University mai ...

. In 1977, Kinder was awarded the and the

Bodensee-Literaturpreis Bodensee-Literaturpreis (Lake Constance Literature Prize) is a literary prize awarded in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The city of Überlingen has been awarding the Lake Constance Literature Prize since 1954. The foundation of this municipal litera ...

in 1981. In 1996, he was given the Alemannischer Literaturpreis and the Literaturpreis der Stadt Stuttgart in 1998. Hermann Kinder died in

Konstanz Konstanz ( , , , ), traditionally known as Constance in English, is a college town, university city with approximately 83,000 inhabitants located at the western end of Lake Constance in the Baden-Württemberg state of south Germany. The city ho ...

on 27 August 2021, at the age of 77.

Works

*''Das Verhältnis von Dichtung und Geschichte in Wilhelm Raabes „Odfeld“ und „Hastenbeck“'' (1968) *''Poesie als Synthese'' (1973) *''Der Schleiftrog'' (1977) *''Du mußt nur die Laufrichtung ändern'' (1978) *''Lauter lieben'' (1980) *''Vom Schweinemut der Zeit'' (1980) *''Der helle Wahn'' (1981) *''Bürgers Liebe'' (1981) *''Liebe und Tod'' (1983) *''Der Mensch, ich Arsch'' (1983) *''Die klassische Sau'' (1986) *''Ins Auge'' (1987) *''Winter am Meer'' (1987) *''Fremd – daheim'' (1988) *''Kina, Kina'' (1988) *''Die böhmischen Schwestern'' (1990) *''Der Mythos von der Gruppe 47'' (1991) *''Alma'' (1994) *''Von gleicher Hand'' (1995) *''Um Leben und Tod'' (1997) *''Nachts mit Filzstift und Tinte'' (1998) *''Himmelhohes Krähengeschrei'' (2000) *''Die Forellsche Erkrankung'' (2002) *''Mein Melaten. Der Methusalem-Roman'' (2006) *''Berthold Auerbach - "Einst fast eine Weltberühmtheit"'' (2011)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kinder, Hermann 1944 births 2021 deaths People from Toruń German male writers University of Münster alumni Academic staff of the University of Konstanz Academic staff of the University of Klagenfurt Academic staff of Shanghai University