Hans Bemmann
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Hans Bemmann was an Austria
n writer
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Hans Bemmann studied German language and literature
and musicology
in Innsbruck
. He worked as an editor at the Austrian Borromäuswerk, an association of Catholic
libraries, since 1954 and continued to work in this function in Bonn from 1956 to 1987. From 1971 to 1983 he gave lectures in German studies a the Pädagogische Hochschule Bonn. He also worked as a lecturer at the Bonner Bibliothekar-Lehrinstitut until 1993. In the 1960s he used the pen name
Hans Martinson for his publications.
novel The Stone and the Flute in 1983, that tells the adventures of a young man called Listener in an idyllic fairytale
world. A magic stone and a magic flute are meant to lead him the way to happiness, but because of his lack of knowledge of the human nature and his naiveté he abuses his power and makes fateful choices. Fantastic encounters and long hardships give him new perspectives and deep human insights. The story of Listeners life is interwoven with his love story.
The sequel Erwins Badezimmer (Erwin's bathroom), an epistolary novel
, shows the reader a dictatorship that controls its population by systematically simplifying its language. The good-natured linguist Albert S. accidentally stumbles upon an underground movement, that is directed by Erwin from an illegal microform
library in this bathroom. Albert finds the love of his life and learns to see the world from a new point of view based on the ambiguous use of language. The idea of manipulation by systematic use of language is also present in George Orwell
's dystopia
1984
.
Stern der Brüder (star of the brothers) is also set in a modern world and shows the path of life of two brothers in a society changing towards a dictatorship. A musician and a geologist, they choose opposing sides of the political spectrum, only to meet again in the end.
The Broken Goddess follows a fairytale researcher on a journey from reality into a fairytale world. An special encounter leads him there to search for, court and in the end find an enchanting woman. The novel mixes reality and fairytale and leaves the hero with a warmer and less mechanical view of the world.
Die Gärten der Löwin (the gardens of the lioness) can be read as a novel on its own, but is also a sequel to The Broken Goddess, in which the heroine shows her story. This book differs from its prequel in syntax and choice of language, so that the author succeeds impressively in painting a different emotional world.
The third part in this series is Massimo Battisti. Here many obscurities are resolved in the person of the mage Massimo Battisti.
Austria
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n writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
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Hans Bemmann studied German language and literature
German studies
German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents, and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German history, and German politics in addition to the...
and musicology
Musicology
Musicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...
in Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
. He worked as an editor at the Austrian Borromäuswerk, an association of Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
libraries, since 1954 and continued to work in this function in Bonn from 1956 to 1987. From 1971 to 1983 he gave lectures in German studies a the Pädagogische Hochschule Bonn. He also worked as a lecturer at the Bonner Bibliothekar-Lehrinstitut until 1993. In the 1960s he used the pen name
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
Hans Martinson for his publications.
Work
Hans Bemmann's literary break through was the fairytale fantasyFairytale fantasy
Fairytale fantasy is distinguished from other subgenres of fantasy by the works' heavy use of motifs, and often plots, from folklore.-History:...
novel The Stone and the Flute in 1983, that tells the adventures of a young man called Listener in an idyllic fairytale
Fairy tale
A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features such folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. However, only a small number of the stories refer to fairies...
world. A magic stone and a magic flute are meant to lead him the way to happiness, but because of his lack of knowledge of the human nature and his naiveté he abuses his power and makes fateful choices. Fantastic encounters and long hardships give him new perspectives and deep human insights. The story of Listeners life is interwoven with his love story.
The sequel Erwins Badezimmer (Erwin's bathroom), an epistolary novel
Epistolary novel
An epistolary novel is a novel written as a series of documents. The usual form is letters, although diary entries, newspaper clippings and other documents are sometimes used. Recently, electronic "documents" such as recordings and radio, blogs, and e-mails have also come into use...
, shows the reader a dictatorship that controls its population by systematically simplifying its language. The good-natured linguist Albert S. accidentally stumbles upon an underground movement, that is directed by Erwin from an illegal microform
Microform
Microforms are any forms, either films or paper, containing microreproductions of documents for transmission, storage, reading, and printing. Microform images are commonly reduced to about one twenty-fifth of the original document size...
library in this bathroom. Albert finds the love of his life and learns to see the world from a new point of view based on the ambiguous use of language. The idea of manipulation by systematic use of language is also present in George Orwell
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair , better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist...
's dystopia
Dystopia
A dystopia is the idea of a society in a repressive and controlled state, often under the guise of being utopian, as characterized in books like Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four...
1984
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is a dystopian novel about Oceania, a society ruled by the oligarchical dictatorship of the Party...
.
Stern der Brüder (star of the brothers) is also set in a modern world and shows the path of life of two brothers in a society changing towards a dictatorship. A musician and a geologist, they choose opposing sides of the political spectrum, only to meet again in the end.
The Broken Goddess follows a fairytale researcher on a journey from reality into a fairytale world. An special encounter leads him there to search for, court and in the end find an enchanting woman. The novel mixes reality and fairytale and leaves the hero with a warmer and less mechanical view of the world.
Die Gärten der Löwin (the gardens of the lioness) can be read as a novel on its own, but is also a sequel to The Broken Goddess, in which the heroine shows her story. This book differs from its prequel in syntax and choice of language, so that the author succeeds impressively in painting a different emotional world.
The third part in this series is Massimo Battisti. Here many obscurities are resolved in the person of the mage Massimo Battisti.
External links
- AVA-Autorenrubrik Hans Bemmann (German)