Hans Reimann (writer)
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Hans Reimann (1889–1969) was a German satirist, novelist, and playwright. He wrote under the pseudonyms Max Bunge, Hans Heinrich, Artur Sünder, Hanns Heinz Vampir, and Andreas Zeltner.


Biography

Albert Johannes Reimann was born on 18 November 1889 in
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where he grew up. He studied German philology and art history at the Kunstakademie in
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. After serving in the German army during
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, he published the satirical journal ''Der Drache (The Dragon)'' in Leipzig from 1919 till 1921 from 1924 till 1929 the ''Stachelschwein (Porcupine)'' in Frankfurt on the Main. He worked also for the satirical '' Simplicissimus'' and ''
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'' and founded the cabarets "Retorte" (in Leipzig) und "Astoria" (in Frankfurt on the Main.). He lived in
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since 1925. Having expressed critiques of the Nazis and planned a Hitler parody under the title ''Mein Krampf (My Cramp)'', he experienced great difficulties and was blacklisted by the Nazi regime. He wrote under several pseudonyms and also co-wrote with Heinrich Spoerl. A secret report by
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, who worked for a US agency, suggested "that Reimann published in anti-semitic journals and found ways of arranging himself with the Nazis" (a similar allegation by Moritz Lederer was in a 1958 court case judged unfounded). After the fall of the "Third Reich" in 1945, Reimann was forbidden to publish in
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until 1948. Then he began writing for the Munich satirical journal ''Simpl'', moved 1951 to Schmalenbeck near
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and published ''Literazzia''. He died on 13 June 1969 in Schmalenbeck. Reimann is the grandfather of the German lyricist Andreas Reimann.


Works

*1916: ''Die Dame mit den schönen Beinen'', Groteske *1917: ''Das verbotene Buch'', Grotesken *1917: ''Die Dinte wider das Blut'' (unter dem Pseudonym Artur Sünder) *1918: ''Das Paukerbuch'', Satiren *1918: ''Tyll'', autobiographisch *1921: ''Ewers. Ein garantiert verwahrloster Schundroman in Lumpen, Fetzchen, Mätzchen und Unterhosen von Hanns Heinz Vampir'' *1921-31: ''Sächsische Miniaturen'' *1922: ''Hedwig Courths-Mahler. Schlichte Geschichten fürs traute Heim'' (mit Bildern von George Grosz) *1924: '' Der Ekel'' (gemeinsam mit Toni Impekoven), Komödie, Erstaufführung 1926 ; richtig vermutlich "Das Ekel" *1928: ''Komponist wider Willen'', Roman *1928: ''Neue Sächsische Miniaturen''. Gemeinsam with Karl Holtz (Illustrationen). Reissner, Dresden 1928. *1929: ''Das Buch von Leipzig'' *1930: ''Das Buch von Frankfurt. Mainz/Wiesbaden'' *1931: ''Vergnügliches Handbuch der deutschen Sprache'' *1931: ''Sächsisch. Was nicht im Wörterbuch steht'' *1932: ''Quartett zu dritt'', Roman *1933: ''Der wirkliche Knigge'', Dresden, Reissner *1934: ''Frau ohne Herz. Theaterstück in 5 Bildern'', Berlin, Dreiklang (unter dem Pseudonym Andreas Zeltner) *1935: ''Mensch, mach dir's leicht! Des Wirklichen Knigge (2. Aufl. von ''Der wirkliche Knigge''), Dresden, Reissner *1935: ''Motorbummel durch den Orient'', Berlin, Müller & Kiepenheuer *1935: ''Der Strohmann'', Berlin, Dreiklang (Schwank) *1935: ''Ein Sonntagskind. Lustspiel-Operette in 7 Bildern'', Berlin, Vertriebsstelle und Verlag Deutscher Bühnenschriftsteller und Bühnenkomponisten (Musik von Karlheinz Gutheim) *1936: ''Freut Euch des Lebens!'' (zusammen mit Bruno Wellenkamp), Verlag Arbeitsfront (eine Revue für KdF) *1936: ''Das Buch vom Kitsch'', München, Piper *1936: ''Die Reise nach Nizza'' *1937: ''Vergnügliches Handbuch der deutschen Sprache'' (3. Aufl.), München, Piper *1937: ''Flocco'' *1939: ''Du, hör´ mal zu! Lustiges'', Berlin, Siegismund *1939: ''Mit 100 Jahren noch ein Kind'', Berlin, Schützen-Verlag *1939: ''Des Teufels Phiole. Ein utoparodistischer Roman'', Berlin, Schützen-Verlag *1940: ''Der kleine Spaßvogel'', Berlin, Curtius, 1940 *1940: ''Der Tolpatsch. Lustspiel in 3 Akten nach dem Roman von Hans Ribau'', (zusammen mit Viktor de Kowa), Berlin, Ahn & Simrock *1940: ''Du, hör´ mal zu! Lustiges'', Berlin, Siegismund (2. Aufl.),in: Deutsche Soldatenbücherrei, Bd. 4] *1940: ''Herr Knurpel. Fachsimpeleien um eine schnurrige Figur'', Leipzig, Wehnert & Co. *1940: ''Mit 100 Jahren noch ein Kind'', Berlin, Schützen-Verlag (4. Aufl.) *1940: ''Tamerlan'', Wien u. a., Ibach (mit R. A. Stemmle) *1940: ''Die Jagdhütte. Schwank'', Berlin, Ahn & Simrock, 1940 (zusammen mit G. V. Otten) *1941: ''Liebe und Gips'', Berlin, Frommhagen *1941: ''Lachendes Feldgrau'', Bremen, Burmester *1942: ''Vergnügliches Handbuch der deutschen Sprache'', München, Piper (4. Aufl.) *1942: ''Hast du Töne!'', Berlin, Schützen-Verlag *1942: ''Herr Knurpel'', Leipzig, Wehnert & Co. (11.-20.Tsd.) *1942: ''Motorbummel durch den Orient'', Berlin, Arnold (Neuauflage) *1942: ''Die kobaltblaue Tarnkappe'', München, Braun & Schneider *1951: ''Hinter den Kulissen unserer Sprache'', Untertitel: ''Ein heiteres Kolleg'' *1956: ''Reimann reist nach Babylon'', Aufzeichnungen *1957: ''Der Mogelvogel'', Roman *1959: ''Mein blaues Wunder'', Autobiographie


Selected filmography

Screenwriter * ''
Such a Rascal ''Such a Rascal'' (German: ''So ein Flegel'') is a 1934 German comedy film and starring Heinz Rühmann, Ellen Frank and Annemarie Sörensen. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Böh ...
'' (1934, based on the novel '' Die Feuerzangenbowle'' by Heinrich Spoerl) * ''Kleiner Mann – ganz groß'' (1938, based on a play by Edgar Kahn and Ludwig Bender) * ''Der Sündenbock'' (1940) Actor * ''
One Hour of Happiness ''One Hour of Happiness'' (german: Eine Stunde Glück) is a 1931 German drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Evelyn Holt, and Harald Paulsen.Bock & Bergfelder p. 178 It was released by the German branch of Universal P ...
'' (1931), as Nachtwächter * '' Storms of Passion'' (1932), as Max * '' Scandal in Budapest'' (1933) * ''Kleiner Mann – ganz groß'' (1938), as Emil Wurm


Film adaptations

*'' The Scoundrel'' (1931, based on the play '' The Scoundrel'') *'' The Scoundrel'' (1939, based on the play '' The Scoundrel'') *'' The Domestic Tyrant'' (1959, based on the play '' The Scoundrel'')


References

*''dtv-Lexikon'', Band 15, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, Munich, 1970


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reimann, Hans 1889 births 1969 deaths German humorists German male novelists German male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century German novelists 20th-century German dramatists and playwrights 20th-century German male writers German satirists Writers from Leipzig German male non-fiction writers