Hans Reimann (writer): Difference between revisions

Albert Johannes Reimann was born on 18 November 1889 in [[Leipzig]] where he grew up. He studied German philology and art history at the Kunstakademie in [[Munich]]. After serving in the German army during [[World War I]], 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 ''[[Die Weltbühne]]'' and founded the cabarets "Retorte" (in Leipzig) und "Astoria" (in Frankfurt on the Main.). He lived in [[Berlin]] 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 [[Carl Zuckmayer]], 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 an 1958 court case judged unfounded). After the fall of the "Third Reich" in 1945, Reimann was forbidden to publish in [[Allied-occupied Germany]] until 1948. Then he began writing for the Munich satirical journal ''Simpl'', moved 1951 to Schmalenbeck near [[Hamburg]] and published ''Literazzia''. He died on 13th13 June 1969 in Schmalenbeck.

*1940: ''Die Jagdhütte. Schwank'', Berlin, Ahn & Simrock, 1940 (zusammen mit G. V. Otten)