Jurij Koch

Jurij Koch ( born September 15, 1936 in Horka ) is a Sorbian writer (ie Upper Sorbian and Lower Sorbian ) wrote his works in German and Sorbian languages.

Life

The son of a Sorbian stone worker's family went into Crostwitz, to high school in Varnsdorf (Czechoslovakia ) and in Bautzen to school. In Cottbus, he completed his high school education. Subsequently, he studied in Leipzig from 1956 to 1960 Journalism and postgraduate 1961-1966 theater arts. After that was cooking editor and reporter for the radio and from 1976 a freelance writer. He is a member of the PEN center of Germany.

Cooking theme in his works again and again, problems of lignite mining and the associated destruction of landscape and home.

Today Koch lives in the village Sielow in Cottbus, Lower Lusatia. He is married and has three children.

Awards

  • Literature Prize of the Domowina 1963 and 1968
  • State Prize Jakub Bart - Cisinski ( collectively ), 1976
  • Carl Blechen- Prize of the city of Cottbus, 1983
  • Literature Prize for Environment of NRW, 1992

Works

Books (selection)

  • Jewish Hana ( Hana Židowka ), narrative, Domowina Publisher 1963
  • Street concert ( koncert Nadrózny ), poems, Domowina Publisher 1965
  • Between seven bridges ( Mjez sydom mostami ), Roman, Domowina Publisher 1968
  • Dneprfahrten ( Pućowanje k Ranju ), reports, 1969
  • Rosamarja, novel, funds German Verlag 1975
  • The lone Nepomuk, stories, means German Verlag 1980
  • Landing of dreams, means German Publisher 1982
  • The beautiful girl. A Sorbian tale, Domowina Publisher 1983
  • The cherry tree, short story, Middle German Publisher 1984
  • Raisins in the head. An incredible true story, Old Berlin Verlag 1984
  • Jan and the biggest slap in the face of the world, old Berlin Verlag 1985
  • Pintlaschk and the golden sheep, ( Pintlašk a złote jehnjo ), Old Berlin Verlag, Berlin 1987
  • Eye surgery, novel, publishing New Life 1988. ISBN 3-355-00792-7
  • Bagola. The story of a poacher, 1988 ISBN 3-357-00023-7
  • The frenzied air rat or mice engine was invented, ( Měrćinowy Miksmaks z myšacym motorom ), children's book publishing house Berlin 1989. ISBN 3-358-01230-1
  • Silhouettes, Roman, Spectrum Publishing 1990. ISBN 3-7976-1450-0
  • The Sand Village, Domowina Publisher 1991. ISBN 3-7420-0515-4
  • Joy and pain of almond crow. A report from the Sorbian Lusatia, Publisher Domowina 1992. ISBN 3-7420-0744-0
  • Golo and logo ( Golo a logo), Alibaba's Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1993
  • Jakub and the cats silver. Heiterer adventure novel for young readers, Domowina publishing Bautzen 2001. ISBN 3-7420-1867-1
  • At the end of the day, narration (Na kóncu dnja ) Domowina -Verlag, Bautzen 2009. ISBN 978-3-7420-2145-8
  • Zabych CI Nesto rjec, Domowina -Verlag, Bautzen 2010. ISBN 978-3-7420-2172-4
  • Zasej WSO na lubosć Stoj book, Domowina -Verlag, 2011. ISBN 978-3-7420-2203-5
  • The fire in the mirror, Domowina -Verlag, 2012. ISBN 978-3-7420-2237-0
  • Knot Knut a bur Žur, Domowina -Verlag, 2012. ISBN 978-3-7420-2240-0

Films (selection )

  • How about the two of us? (1980)
  • Rublak - The Legend of the surveyed land (1980 )
  • Longing (1990, also The cherry tree )
  • Dancing on the edge (1991, adaptation of the novel eye surgery )
  • The grandson of the Lusatian

Radio broadcasts and theater pieces (selection)

  • Between seven bridges ( Mjez sydom mostami ), 1970, directed by Beno Šram
  • The last test ( Poslednje pruwowanje ), 1972
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