- Ludwig Renn
Ludwig Renn (
April 22 1889 —July 21 1979 ) was a German writer. His real name was Arnold Friedrich Vieth von Golßenau.Born in
Dresden into Saxon noble family, he fought inWorld War I on the Western Front. He wrote the book "Krieg" on his experiences. He was also a member of the KPD, theCommunist Party of Germany , joining in 1928.During the
Spanish Civil War , he initially defended Madrid in the German expatriateThälmann Battalion , as a leader. Later on in the War, he was chief of staff of the XI. International Brigade. Renn spoke the international languageEsperanto , and was a member of the laborist Esperanto-movement. He spoke at the 10th Berlin Esperanto-excursion. [eo icon [http://www.esperanto.de/lv.berlin/informilo/ik_e.php?ausgabe=i_5_2005 La Berlina Informilo ] ]Renn died at Berlin in 1979.
Books
* "Krieg" (1928)
* "Nachkrieg" (1930)
* "Russlandfahrten" (1932)
* "Vor großen Wandlungen" (1936)
* "Adel im Untergang " (1944)
* "Auf den Trümmern des Kaiserreiches " (1946)
* "Morelia" (1950)
* "Vom alten und neuen Rumänien" (1952)
* "Trini" (1954)
* "Der spanische Krieg" (1955)
* "Der Neger Nobi " (1955)
* "Herniu und der blinde Asni" (1956)
* "Krieg ohne Schlacht" (1957)
* "Meine Kindheit und Jugend" (1957)
* "Herniu und Armin" (1958)
* "Camilo" (1963)
* "Inflation" (1963)
* "Zu Fuss zum Orient" (1966)
* "Ausweg" (1967)
* "Anstöße in meinem Leben" (1980, postumous autobiography)Notes and references
External links
* PND|118599720
* [http://www.dhm.de/lemo/html/biografien/RennLudwig/ Biografie beim DHM]
* [http://isgv.serveftp.org/SAEBI/artikel.php?SNR=9499# Eintrag in der Sächsischen Biografie]
* [http://web.resist.ca/~nemesisa Ludwig Renn's "Krieg / Nachkrieg" Nemesis, the socialist archive for fiction]
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