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. Wilson, Katharina M (1991). An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers. Volume 1. pp. 1035–36. ISBN 0824085477.
  2. "Traueranzeigen, Todesanzeigen, Trauerfall, Trauer - heimatzeitung.de". heimatzeitung.de.
  3. Niven, William John; Jordan, James (2003). Politics and Culture in Twentieth-century Germany. pp. 166–67. ISBN 1571132236.


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