Boy Lornsen

Boy Lornsen ( born August 7, 1922 in Westerland on Sylt, † July 26, 1995 ) was a German sculptor and writer.

Life

After the end of World War II, the former pilot and radio operator Lornsen wrote to the State Art School Hannover for the subject of plastic and graduated in training as a mason and stone carver. In this profession he was, inter alia, in his workshop in the Wurtleutetweute in Brunsbuttel, active until the 1960s.

In 1967 he published his first children's book about an inventive young boy who helps a robot at its homework. Robbi, Tobbi and Fliewatüüt was a great success and reached 1968 on the list of the German Youth Book Prize. The book was made ​​into a film in 1972 consuming for ARD by, for a projected puppets in real-world environments, large scenes or via blue screen technique in model landscapes. Since then Lornsen worked as a freelance writer. He wrote primarily for a younger audience poems, children, youth and picture books and novels. He also strove young readers with historical novels youth events and people in history such as the pirate Klaus Störtebeker without false pathos or glorification almost bring.

Lornsens works have been translated into many languages ​​( among others into Greek, Japanese and Norwegian ) and also had great success abroad. So was the multi-award -winning author in 1976 the price of Japanese school librarians. In addition, he also worked as a writer for radio and television ( among other things for the Sesame Street ).

Since 1981 Lornsen was a member of the German PEN He died on 26 July 1995 in his home town of Westerland on the North Sea island of Sylt.

His son Dirk Lornsen is also children 's and teen book author.

Awards and honors

Works

  • Robbi, Tobbi and Fliewatüüt (1967 )
  • James glutton (1968 )
  • Abacus at mini -Max (1970 )
  • Barrnabas and His World (1972 )
  • Fire in the neck (1974 )
  • The arsonists Tarafal (1974 )
  • This and that can Fridolin (1978 )
  • Störtebeker - God's friend and enemy all over the world. Illustrated by Manfred Schlüter. Thienemann Verlag, Stuttgart 1980
  • On the plunder with the Peaceful Jenny (1982 )
  • Hieronymus Bosch ( 1983)
  • Willi Witt and fisherman. Illustrated by Manfred Schlüter. (1983)
  • Willi Witt and the great storm. Illustrated by Manfred Schlüter. (1983)
  • Willi Meier Witt and bird. Illustrated by Manfred Schlüter. (1984)
  • Holiday stork village (1984 )
  • Sinfunikonzert - 13 Low German poems (1984 )
  • The octopus Paul octopus. Poems for curious children (1965 ) edition Cologne 2009: Buoy publisher. ISBN 978-3-414-82148-5
  • Tim Dreamer (1985 )
  • Water, wind and Willi Witt. Illustrated by Manfred Schlüter. (1985)
  • Nis Puk in Luke. Illustrated by Manfred Schlüter. (1985)
  • Traugott and the wild boar. Illustrated by Manfred Schlüter. (1985)
  • The rabbit with half an ear (1986 )
  • Aunt Jeske (1986 )
  • Lifeboat Adolph Bermpohl. Illustrated by Manfred Schlüter. (1987)
  • James glutton - paws off the thunder forest. Illustrated by Manfred Schlüter. Thienemann Verlag, Stuttgart, 1987; New edition with other images: Hare and Hedgehog Publishing, Garching 2005
  • Nis Puk - With the school which is not true. Illustrated by Manfred Schlüter. (1988)
  • They are located behind the dike (1989 )
  • Ships: from the dugout to the ocean giants ( 1989)
  • The Seagull and the garden gnome or .... Illustrated by Manfred Schlüter. (1989)
  • Sien creation un wat achterno keem (1991) ( as an audio book [Audio CD] 2002 Quick Born- Verlag)
  • Nis Puk and winters makers. Illustrated by Manfred Schlüter. (1993)
  • The wreck off the coast (1993 )
  • Jesus of Nazareth. Een Stremel world historians (1994 )

Illustrated by Manfred Schlüter.

Films

  • Robbi, Tobbi and Fliewatüüt. Puppet television series of 11 parts of 25 minutes Written and directed by Armin Maiwald. Production: WDR, 1972.

All episodes are available as double - DVD is commercially available.

Trivia

The so-called " octopus oracle " Paul, who predicted from 2008 to 2010 with great media echo the output of a number of European and World Championship games of the German national football team correctly, was named after Boy Lornsens poem The octopus Paul octopus.

Pictures of Boy Lornsen

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