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Theo Harych

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Teo Harych

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1903-12-19 (Doruchow, Province of Posen, German Empire)
Died
1958-02-22 (East Berlin, East Germany) age 54
Nationality
German, East German
Languages
German
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Silesia → Central Germany → Mücheln → Halle → Saxony → Berlin → East Berlin

Career

Occupations
Writer, Herder, Servant, Factory worker, Miner, Driver, Journeyman, Valet, Unemployed, Locksmith, Soldier
Active Years
1950-1958
Affiliations
Deutscher Schriftstellerverband
Memberships
Deutscher Schriftstellerverband

Awards

Heinrich Mann Prize
1954
Organization: Akademie der Künste
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Hinter den schwarzen Wäldern

1951 Novel

Describes Harych's poor childhood

PovertyChildhood

Bärbels und Lothars schönster Tag

1952 Children's book

Children's book

Im Geiseltal

1952 Novel

Themes of misery and rebellion in the Central German coal mines

Mining miseryRebellion

Im Namen des Volkes

1958 Novel

Documentary of miscarriage of justice befalling Polish farm worker

Miscarriage of justice

Bibliography

  • Hinter den schwarzen Wäldern (1951)
  • Bärbels und Lothars schönster Tag (1952)
  • Im Geiseltal (1952)
  • Im Namen des Volkes (1958)

Health

  • Ear problems
    1944
    Unfit for military service
  • Suicide
    1958
    Cause of death

Legacy

Known as an East German proletarian writer. Committed suicide in 1958.

Archives

  • Akademie der Künste, Berlin