Wiglaf Droste
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Wiglaf Droste | |
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| Wiglaf Droste 2006 in Potsdam Wiglaf Droste 2006 in Potsdam | |
| Born | 27 June 1961 Herford, Germany |
| Died | 15 May 2019 (aged 57) Pottenstein, Germany |
| Occupation | Novelist, writer, publicist, songwriter, singer, |
| Genre | Satire |
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Wiglaf Droste (born June 27, 1961 in Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia; † May 15, 2019 in Pottenstein, Bavaria) was an award-winning German novelist, writer, songwriter, publicist, author and singer who was best known as a satirist. [1]
Early life[edit]
Droste was the son of a teacher. 1983 he moved to Berlin to study Journalism and Communication studies, but he dropped out after only a few weeks. [2]
Life and career[edit]
In the 1980s Droste worked for various newspapers and wrote for the Berlin Taz and the satire magazine Titanic. 1989 Droste first appeared as a writer with his book "Kommunikaze". 1991 he and his friend the author Michael Stein founded the "Benno-Ohnesorg-Theater" (which is named after the Shooting of Benno Ohnesorg at the Berlin Volksbühne, to offer young satirical talents a platform for topical political evening entertainment. By fans he has been frequently compared with writers such as Kurt Tucholsky for his sharp-tongued polemics. But he was always vigorously criticized for going too far. Since 1994 he wrote for the newspaper Junge Welt. From 2000 to 2009 he also wrote for the Berliner Tagesspiegel. From 1999 to 2013 he published the quarterly culinary magazine "Häuptling Eigener Herd" (meaning "Chief Own Hearth") with his friend Vincent Klink. Together they wrote a humorous book on the subject of sausages in 2006. From 1989 to 2014 he published numerous records as a singer / songwriter, including the vinyl singles "Grönemeyer kann nicht tanzen" (meaning Grönemeyer can't dance) together with Bela B.. Droste rarely gave interviews. 2002, in an interview for Die Welt he said that he wishes to not longer appear as a public person. He has published more than 35 literary works, for which he has received several literary awards. [3] [4]
Death[edit]
After a short, serious illness, he died on May 15, 2019 at the age of 57.
References[edit]
- ↑ "On the death of Wiglaf Droste - A sensitive roughneck", Tellerreport, 16 May ,2019
- ↑ "Nachruf auf Wiglaf Droste Tucholskys Erbe", Neue Westfälische, 17 May, 2019
- ↑ "Satiriker Wiglaf Droste ist tot", Süddeutsche Zeitung, 16 May, 2019
- ↑ "Wiglaf Droste", Ellokal, 26 November, 2012
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