Janosch

Janosch ( born March 11, 1931 in Hindenburg OS, Upper Silesia as Horst Eckert ) is a German illustrator, children's book author and writer. He now lives in Tenerife (Spain).

Life

Janosch said: " To be born Catholic, is the biggest accident of my life ," even though his family was not pronounced religious lived. His father is described as an alcoholic and as violent towards his family. Janosch grew up with his grandparents up in a mining village until his parents could afford their own apartment. At thirteen, he developed jaundice, which was "treated" with schnapps. He was a member of one in his own words " intensely tormented Jesuit youth group ".

In 1944, he received an apprenticeship as a blacksmith and worked in a Locksmith ( " My best and most important time in life because they brought me the most important statement in my life at: There is nothing that does not go ," quoted from From the happiness when Mr. to have survived Janosch ). After the end of World War II and the return of his father in 1946, the parents fled with him to West Germany. Janosch lived for 15 years in Oldenburg, where he worked in textile mills, and visited a textile school in Krefeld, where he participated in a course for drawing patterns in the Clover school Gerhard Kadow.

After a stay in Paris, he moved to Munich in 1953, where he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, among others with Ernst Geitlinger, but had to cancel his art studies because of " lack of talent " after a few semesters sample. He then worked as a freelance artist. 1956 began his literary activity in the feuilleton. A friend advised him to make his drawings, a children's book, and his publisher George Lentz to call themselves " Janosch ". In 1960 he published his first children's book The History of the horse Valek at the friend of his publisher, 1970, his first novel Cholonek or The God of clay.

In 1980, Janosch, originally to recover from an illness in a house in the mountains of Tenerife, but which he soon chose his permanent place of residence. In an interview Janosch said when asked why he was so reluctant to give interviews: "I'm really autistic. I would prefer invisible. "

Some of his most famous characters are Schnuddel or the tiger duck along with the tiger and the bear in post for the Tigers, Oh, how beautiful is Panama ( filmed under the same title ), and I 'll make you healthy, said the bear appeared. Janosch is characterized, however, and not only writes children's books. In his books for adults it processes, among other experiences of his childhood. The rejection of God-fearing religion, advocacy of family ties, friendship, and the question of the meaning of life are always subject for him.

1985 and 1989, his stories were as Janosch's dreams are produced for television.

Janosch was formerly the majority owner of the Janosch AG ( Janosch film & media AG). The shares he received in lieu of an agreed takeover price and left them hanging on the AG VEM Bank for 0.07 cents per share.

His autobiographical book Diary of a pious heretic has not yet been displaced by a publisher. The first chapter, however, was translated into Polish and published after the visit of the writer in Upper Silesia, in the biggest Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza 2005. In the published in Poland chapter of his autobiography Janosch expects critically on with his conservative Silesian family.

Janosch is a thing of the advisory board of the Giordano Bruno Foundation, for which he draws church-critical satirical cartoons. He is also a supporter of the " sparrow campaign " of the German Wildlife Foundation. In support of its commitment, he admits to have to make up for a debt in a way, because his father had been a bird-catcher. In addition, he is committed to the aftercare clinic Tannheim.

On 16 April 2010 Janosch announced as part of an exhibition of his work to try to write no more books more. He would from now on only " go and lie in the hammock " and keep anyway for untalented.

July 2013 announced the Time magazine of his "comeback" with a weekly article for the magazine. In these drawings, it goes to Janosch's words, " to me: Wondrak, the new superstar ".

Works (selection)

From Janosch over 150 books published so far, which have been partially translated into more than 30 languages ​​:

  • The history of the horse Valek. Georg- Lentz- Verlag, Munich, 1960.
  • The small ship. Georg- Lentz- Verlag, Munich, 1960.
  • Josa with the magic Fidel. Georg- Lentz- Verlag, Munich, 1960.
  • Uncle Poppoff can fly on trees. Parabola -Verlag, Munich 1964.
  • The car here is called Ferdinand. Parabola -Verlag, Munich 1964, ISBN 3-407-79316-2.
  • Böllerbam and the bird. Middelhauve Verlag, Cologne, 1968, DNB 457,091,916th
  • Cholonek or The God of clay. Georg- Bitter -Verlag, Recklinghausen 1970, ISBN 3-7903-0125-6.
  • Lari Fari Mogelzahn. Beltz Verlag, Weinheim 1971, ISBN 3-407-80207-2.
  • Saccharin in the salad. Bertelsmann Verlag, Munich 1975, ISBN 3-570-00047-8.
  • Traumstunde for dormice. Beltz Verlag, Weinheim 1977, ISBN 3-407-80526-8.
  • The mouse has on red stockings. Beltz Verlag, Weinheim 1978, ISBN 3-407-80538-1.
  • Oh, how beautiful is Panama. Beltz Verlag, Weinheim 1978, ISBN 3-407-80533-0.
  • Sandy beach. Beltz Verlag, Weinheim 1979, ISBN 3-407-80758-9; Merlin Publishing, Gifkendorf 2001, ISBN 3-87536-218-7.
  • Come on, we find a treasure. Beltz Verlag, Weinheim 1979, ISBN 3-407-80555-1.
  • Schnuddelbuddel says good night. German Taschenbuch Verlag, Munich 1979, ISBN 3-423-07506-6.
  • Post for the Tigers. Beltz Verlag, Weinheim 1980, ISBN 3-407-78031-1.
  • The life of the animals. Beltz Verlag, Weinheim 1981, ISBN 3-407-80585-3.
  • Rasputin the Father bear. Beltz Verlag, Weinheim 1983, ISBN 3-407-80270-6.
  • I 'll make you healthy, said the bear. Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 1985, ISBN 3-407-79335-9.
  • The ragamuffins. Diogenes Verlag, Zurich, 1987, ISBN 3-257-00689-6.
  • The mice Sheriff. Georg Bitter Verlag, Recklinghausen 1989, ISBN 3-931081-05-2.
  • The Art of peasant love first part. Merlin Publishing, Gifkendorf 1990, ISBN 3-926112-26-3.
  • You are an Indian, Hannes. Bitter Verlag, Recklinghausen 1990, ISBN 3-7903-0388-7.
  • Polski Blues. Goldmann Verlag, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-442-30417-2.
  • Back to Uskov. Merlin Publishing, Gifkendorf 1992, ISBN 3-926112-34-4.
  • Schäbels woman. Goldmann Verlag, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-442-30442-3.
  • Mother tell you who makes the children? Munich 1992, mosaic -Verlag, ISBN 3-576-10038-5.
  • From the good fortune to have known Hrdlak. Goldmann Verlag, Munich 1994, ISBN 3-442-30443-1.
  • From the good fortune to have survived as Mr Janosch. Merlin Publishing, Gifkendorf 1994, ISBN 3-926112-25-5.
  • Franz me the damn hat. Little Tiger Verlag, Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-423-70389- X.
  • Schnuddel builds a house clouds. Isis Publishers, Chur 1995, DNB 949,586,870th
  • Schnuddels bedtime stories. Isis Publishers, Chur 1995, DNB 94958696X.
  • Dictionary of Art of Living. Goldmann Verlag, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-442-30626-4.
  • Symposium on Gomera. Goldmann Verlag, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-442-30662-0.
  • Restaurant & mother luck or the child. Merlin Publishing, Gifkendorf 1998, ISBN 3-926112-79-4.
  • I love a tiger duck. Mosaic -Verlag, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-576-11318-5.
  • Janosch's great, little tiger atlas. Bassermann, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-8094-1239-2.
  • Janosch thousand images lexicon. Bassermann, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-8094-1240-6.
  • As the Tiger learns how to count. Bassermann, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-8094-1238-4.
  • How to read the Tiger learns. Bassermann, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-8094-1237-6.
  • In lovesickness applesauce. Bassermann, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-8094-1371-2.
  • Tomorrow comes the Christmas Bear. Bassermann, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-8094-1369-0.
  • If Schnuddel goes to school and other stories. cbj, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-570-21622-5.
  • Is there hitzefrei in Africa? So the children of the world live. Heyne Verlag, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-453-12089-2.

Awards (selection)

  • Literature Prize of the City of Munich (1975 )
  • Tukan Prize ( 1979)
  • German Jugendbuchpreis picture book ( 1979 Oh, how beautiful is Panama)
  • 2 × plaque of the Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (1979 for The mouse has red stockings on )
  • Prix ​​Jeunesse International Munich ( 1980 Oh, how beautiful Panama is in the " Mouse TV " )
  • Prix ​​Danube, Bratislava: Grand Prize Cartoons ( 1981 Come on, we find a treasure in the " Mouse TV " )
  • 2 x Silver Brush (1983 for the life of the animals. 1987 I 'll make you healthy, said the bear )
  • Silver pen (1984 for Post of the Tiger)
  • Banff World Television Festival: Special Jury Award (1984 for Post of the Tiger in the " Mouse TV " )
  • Bologna Ragazzi Award Honorable Mention (1987 for pocket- books)
  • Andreas Gryphius price (1992 for his novel work )
  • Federal Cross of Merit (1993 )
  • More Hovener Motion (1996 )
  • Culture Prize of Lower Saxony Silesia (1999)
  • Manuel Amador Guerrero de Orden (1999)
  • Bavarian Poetentaler (2002)
  • DVD Champion: Creative Award (2003)

Honors

  • With the Inception March 1, 2013, the German Post AG issued two postage stamps in the values ​​45 and 58 euro cents with the motives sailboat and Easter by Janosch. The special show motives of this Janosch drawings. The design is by Grit Fiedler from Leipzig.
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