Leonie Ossowski
Leonie Ossowski | |
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Weimar Germany | |
Died | 4 February 2019 Berlin, Germany | (aged 93)
Nationality | German |
Genre | short story, novel, children's literature, screenplay |
Notable awards |
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Jolanthe von Brandenstein
Career
Ossowski was born Jolanthe von Brandenstein in Röhrsdorf (now
Ossowski worked at various jobs, including sales clerk, factory worker and
Ossowski moved with her family to
She visited her birthplace in 1974, and wrote a trilogy of novels about the war and post-war periods there, showing empathy for the Polish view.[6] Her 1977 Die große Flatter (The Big Flutter), a novel for young adults, deals with two young homeless people in Mannhein. It was filmed as an award-winning three-part television play The Great Runaway with Richy Müller, presented in 1979.[5][6]
Ossowski lived in Berlin from 1980 until her death on 4 February 2019.[7] Among her seven children is the theologian Louis-Ferdinand von Zobeltitz .[3]
Awards
Ossowski was awarded the
Work
Ossowski's work often deals with people on the edge of society, and is entertaining but also educational. Her novel Stern ohne Himmel is part of the school canon.[6]
Ossowki's works are held by the German National Library, including:[10]
Novels and stories
- Stern ohne Himmel , novel, 1958. — Film 1980
- Wer fürchtet sich vorm schwarzen Mann?, novel, 1968
- Mannheimer Erzählungen, story collection, 1974
- Weichselkirschen, novel, 1976, part 1 of the Schlesien-Trilogie (Silesia trilogy)
- Die große Flatter, novel, 1977. — Film 1979
- Blumen für Magritte, stories, 1978
- Liebe ist kein Argument, novel, 1981. — Film 1984
- Wilhelm Meisters Abschied , novel, 1982
- Littel fasst einen Entschluss und andere Erzählungen, stories, 1983
- Neben der Zärtlichkeit, novel, 1984
- Wolfsbeeren, novel, 1987, part 2 of the Schlesien-Trilogie
- Das Zinnparadies, 1988
- Weckels Angst, 1991
- Holunderzeit, novel, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg 1991, part 3 of the Schlesien-Trilogie
- Von Gewalt keine Rede. two stories, 1992
- Die Maklerin, novel, 1994
- Herrn Rudolfs Vermächtnis, novel, Hoffmann & Campe, Hamburg 1997, as Heyne Taschenbuch, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-453-13756-6.
- Das Dienerzimmer, novel, 1999
- Die schöne Gegenwart , novel, 2001
- Espenlaub, novel, 2003
- Der einarmige Engel, novel, 2004
Screen plays
- Zwei Mütter (1957)
- Tatort: Auf offener Straße (1971, TV)
- Weichselkirschen (1979, TV film)
- The Great Runaway (1979, TV miniseries)
- Stern ohne Himmel (1980)
- Voll auf der Rolle (1985, TV film)
- No Mention of Violence (1991, TV film)
Non-fiction
- Zur Bewährung ausgesetzt. Bericht über Versuche kollektiver Bewährungshilfe. Piper, Munich 1972
- Der Löwe im Zinnparadies. Eine Wiederbegegnung. Piper, Munich 2003
References
- ^ "Schriftstellerin Leonie Ossowski gestorben". Ruhr Nachrichten (in German). 4 February 2019. Archived from the original on 6 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Leonie Ossowski" (in German). Munzinger. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ a b c Budeus-Budde, Roswitha (13 August 2005). "Flucht und Versöhnung. Die Jugendromanautorin Leonie Ossowski wird 90". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). p. 11.
- ^ Zwei Mütter auf defa-stiftung.de
- ^ ISBN 978-1-136-81603-1.
- ^ a b c d e "Schriftstellerin Leonie Ossowski ist tot" (in German). Bayerischer Rundfunk. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Leonie Ossowski" (in German). Piper. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Kesten-Medaille für Leonie Ossowski" (in German). Deutsche Welle. 2 October 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Andreas-Gryphius-Preis" (in German). Die Künstlergilde. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Works by Leonie Ossowski" (in German). German National Library. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
External links
- Literature by and about Leonie Ossowski in the German National Library catalogue
- Leonie Ossowski at IMDb