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Morenga (novel)
Morenga may refer to: * Jacob Morenga (c. 1875–1907), Namibian chief leader in the insurrection against Germany * , German novel by Uwe Timm Uwe Timm (; born 30 March 1940 in Hamburg) is a German writer. Life and work Uwe Timm was born in the year 1940 in Hamburg. Uwe Timm was the youngest son in his family. His brother, 16 years his senior, was a soldier in the Waffen SS and died i ... from 1978 * ''Morenga'' (film), German drama film by Egon Günther from 1985 See also * Moringa (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Morenga
Jacob Morenga, also Jakob, Jacobus, Marengo, and Marenga, known as the "black Napoleon", (1875 – 20 September 1907) was an important figure in Namibia, then the German colony of German South West Africa. He was chief leader in the insurrection against the German Empire which took place between 1904 and 1908, and was best known for forging an alliance between the rival Herero and Namaqua tribes. Morenga/Marengo was born to a Herero mother and Nama father and was educated by Christian missionaries and worked as a mineworker in South Africa. Before the Herero and Namaqua War of 1904–1907, Morenga had participated in smaller, more localized insurrections which were taking place across German South West Africa. Through these, Morenga (Morenga means Kings in Otjiherero) proved himself to be an able tactician. However, it was through his three years of leadership of the anti-German guerrilla forces that Morenga gained the majority of his reputation. It often proved difficult for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uwe Timm
Uwe Timm (; born 30 March 1940 in Hamburg) is a German writer. Life and work Uwe Timm was born in the year 1940 in Hamburg. Uwe Timm was the youngest son in his family. His brother, 16 years his senior, was a soldier in the Waffen SS and died in Ukraine in 1943. Decades later, Uwe Timm approached his relationship with his father and brother in the critically acclaimed novel ''In my brother's shadow''. After working as a furrier, Timm studied Philosophy and German in Munich and Paris, achieving a PhD in German literature in 1971 with his thesis: ''The Problem of Absurdity in the Works of Albert Camus''. During his studies, Timm was engaged in leftist activities of the 1960s. He became a member of the Socialist German Student Union and was associated with Benno Ohnesorg. From 1973 to 1981 he was a member of the German Communist Party. Three times Timm has been called as a writer-in-residence to several universities in English-speaking countries: in 1981 to the University of Warwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morenga (film)
''Morenga'' is a 1985 West German drama film directed by Egon Günther. It is based on the 1978 novel '' Morenga'' by Uwe Timm, and was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. It is set in the aftermath of the Second Boer War. Cast * Ken Gampu as Jacob Morenga * Jacques Breuer as Gottschalk * Edwin Noel as Wenstrup * Gideon Camm as Jakobus * Jürgen Holtz as v. Kageneck * Manfred Seipold as v. Koppy * Tobias Hoesl as v. Treskow * Harrison Coburn as v. Schwanebach * Arnold Vosloo as v. Schiller * Robert Whitehead as Haring * Vernon Dobtcheff Vernon Dobtcheff (born 14 August 1934) is a British actor, best known for his roles on television and film, he has acted in numerous stage productions. Biography Dobtcheff was born in Nîmes, France, of Russian descent. He attended Ascham Prep ... as Lohmann * Brian O'Shaughnessy as Herr Lüdemann References External links * 1985 films 1980s historical films 1985 television films German historical films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |