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Yaak Karsunke

ヤーク・カルスンケ

Yaak Karsunke

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1934-06-04 （Berlin）
Died
2025-05-13 age 90
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Berlin, Pankow → West Berlin, Friedenau → Munich

Career

Occupations
Author, Actor, Lyricist
Active Years
1955-2025
Affiliations
Berlin University of the Arts, German Film and Television Academy Berlin
Influenced By
Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Education

Max-Reinhardt-Schule (now Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts)
Drama / Drama
Period: 1955-1957
Year of Graduation: 1957
Country: Germany
Unknown (Jurisprudence)
Faculty of Law / Jurisprudence
Period: 1953-1956頃（3学期）
Country: Germany
Dropped out after three semesters

Awards

Deutscher Krimi Preis
1990
Work: Toter Mann
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Toter Mann

1989 Crime novel

A crime novel.

Crime

Bibliography

  • Kilroy & andere, Berlin 1967
  • Reden und ausreden, Berlin 1969
  • Hallo, Irina, Weinheim 1970 (with Dietlind Blech)
  • Die Apotse kommen, Munich 1972 (with Riki Hachfeld)
  • Bauernoper, Frankfurt am Main 1973 (with Peter Janssens)
  • Josef Bachmann. Sonny Liston, Berlin 1973
  • Ruhrkampf-Revue, Frankfurt am Main 1975 (with Peter Janssens)
  • Da zwischen, Berlin 1979
  • Unser schönes Amerika, Frankfurt am Main 1979 (with Wilhelm Dieter Siebert)
  • Auf die Gefahr hin, Berlin 1982
  • Nach Mitternacht, Frankfurt am Main 1982
  • Die Guillotine umkreisen, Berlin 1984 (with Arwed D. Gorella)
  • Kinder der Liebe, Frankfurt am Main 1986
  • Toter Mann, Berlin 1989
  • Gespräch mit dem Stein, Berlin 1992
  • Hand & Fuß, Munich 2004

Translations by Author

  • Arnold Wesker: Die Freunde, Frankfurt am Main 1970 (with Ingrid Karsunke)

Legacy

German author and actor known for his leftist political engagement and collaborations with Rainer Werner Fassbinder.