Spätvorstellung

In between his monumental biographies, novels, and translations, Dieter Kühn often wrote works for the theatre. Already seriously ill, he selected six of these works – most of them comedies, some never before published and the rest in completely revised versions – for this collection. Kühn here displays his love of classic, well-crafted plays with clear plots, psychologically deep characters, sparkling dialogues, and profound theatrical joy. Though the curtain closes, the play begins: These six works are the cornerstone of what he wished to preserve as his dramatic legacy; a look back and a look forward in one.

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  • Publisher: S. FISCHER
  • Release: 25.02.2016
  • ISBN: 978-3-10-002495-4
  • 352 Pages
  • Author: Dieter Kühn
Buchcover von Spätvorstellung: Mein Theaterbuch
Dieter KühnSpätvorstellung
Portrait von Dieter Kühn
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Dieter Kühn

Dieter Kühn, born 1935 in Cologne, died in Brühl in 2015. His biographies, novels, stories, audio plays and critically acclaimed translations from Middle High German (the Medieval Quartet ) earned him many awards, including the Herman Hesse Prize, the High Literature Prize of the Bavarian Academy of Arts, and most recently the Carl Zuckmayer Medal. His works range from vast biographies (of Clara Schumann, Maria Sibylla Merian, Gertrud Kolmar, and perhaps most famously Oswald von Wolkenstein) and novels ( Geheimagent Marlowe ) to historical-biographical studies ( Schillers Schreibtisch in Buchenwald ) and volumes of stories ( Ich war Hitlers Schutzengel ). He most recently published two autobiographical volumes, Das magische Auge and Die siebte Woge .