Gabriele wohmann wiki

German novelist and short story writer of the 20th century

Gabriele Wohmann (née Guyot; 21 May – 22 June ) was a German novelist, and short story writer.^[1][2]

Life

Wohmann was born in Darmstadt. She attended the Nordseepädagogium on the island Langeoog as a boarding school. She studied at Frankfurt am Main from to She then worked as a teacher at her former school to Langeoog, at a community college, and a business school. In , she married Reiner Wohmann. She lived as a freelance writer in Darmstadt since ^{[citation needed]} Wohmann died on June 23, , after struggling for a long time with serious illness in the place of her birth, Darmstadt.^[3]

Career

Wohmann authored short stories, novels, poems, radio plays, television plays, and essays. She attended meetings of the Group She was a member of the Berlin Academy of Arts since , and the German Academy for Language and Literature in Darmstadt since She was a member of the PEN Centre of the Federal Republic of Germany from to

Works

• Jetzt und Nie, Luchterhand, Darmstadt/Neuwied,
• Abschied für länger, Walter, Olten/Freiburg im Breisgau,
• Ernste Absicht, Luchterhand Verlag, Berlin/Neuwied,
• Paulinchen war allein zu Haus, Luchterhand, Darmstadt/Neuwied,
• Schönes Gehege, Luchterhand, Darmstadt/Neuwied,
• Ausflug mit der Mutter, Luchterhand, Darmstadt/Neuwied,
• Frühherbst in Badenweiler, Luchterhand, Darmstadt,
• Ach wie gut daß niemand weiß,Luchterhand, Darmstadt/Neuwied,
• Das Glücksspiel, Luchterhand, Darmstadt/Neuwied,
• Der Flötenton, Luchterhand, Darmstadt/Neuwied,
• Bitte nicht sterben, Piper, München,
• Aber das war noch nicht das Schlimmste, Piper, München,
• Das Handicap, Piper, München,
• Das Hallenbad, Piper, München,
• Abschied von der Schwester, Pendo, Zürich/München,
• Schön und gut, Piper, München,
• Hol mich einfach ab, Piper, München,

Works in English

• Selected Translations of Gabriele Wohmann, Steven Walter Eau Claire, University of Iowa,
• A Sea Resort, Translator Steven W. Eau Claire, The Journal of Literary Translation, Volume XVI, Spring ISSN&#;
• The Piano Lesson, Translator Steven W. Eau Claire, The Amherst Review, Volume XIV,
• A Party in the Country, Translator Steve Eau Claire, The Antioch Review, Volume 45, Number 3, Summer ISSN&#;
• The cherry tree, Translator Jeanne Willson, Dimension, , ISBN&#;
• Amos Leslie Willson, ed. (). "An Irresistible Man". Contemporary German fiction. Continuum International. ISBN&#;.

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