Wolfgang Schreyer facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Wolfgang Schreyer
Wolfgang Schreyer (2004)
Born	20 November 1927 Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, Germany
Died	14 November 2017(2017-11-14) (aged 89) Ahrenshoop
Nationality	German
Occupation	Writer
Political party	NSDAP (1944–1945)

Wolfgang Schreyer (left) with Franz Fühmann and Rudolf Fischer.

Wolfgang Schreyer (1927–2017) was a German writer. He was famous for his exciting adventure stories. He also wrote science fiction for TV shows and movies. Schreyer wrote more than 20 adventure books during his life.

Life of Wolfgang Schreyer

Wolfgang Schreyer was born in Magdeburg, Germany, in 1927. His father worked as a pharmacist. After finishing high school, Wolfgang joined the German army. This was during World War II. He became a prisoner of war. American forces released him in 1946.

Early Career and Writing

From 1947 to 1950, Schreyer trained and worked as a chemist. Then, from 1950 to 1952, he managed a medicine company. This was in East Germany.

Wolfgang Schreyer's gravestone in Ahrenshoop.

Wolfgang Schreyer became a full-time writer after his first crime novel came out. This book was called Großgarage Südwest. He traveled a lot, especially to the Caribbean and the United States. He lived in Magdeburg until 1972. After that, he moved to Ahrenshoop, a town by the Baltic Sea.

Schreyer wrote many novels. Most of them were entertaining adventure stories. They often mixed made-up events with real facts. His most popular books were set in Central America and the Caribbean. He also wrote crime stories, a science-fiction story, and scripts for TV and radio. Wolfgang Schreyer sold over five million books. This made him one of the most successful writers in East Germany.

Awards and Memberships

In 1956, Wolfgang Schreyer received the Heinrich-Mann-Preis. This was an important award for writers. He was a member of the East German authors' group since 1952. Later, he joined PEN International, a worldwide group for writers. After Germany became one country again in 1990, he joined the German authors' group.

Wolfgang Schreyer passed away on November 14, 2017. He was 89 years old.

Books by Wolfgang Schreyer

Wolfgang Schreyer wrote many books. Here are some of them:

• Großgarage Südwest (1952)
• Mit Kräuterschnaps und Gottvertrauen (1953)
• Unternehmen "Thunderstorm" (1954)
• Die Banknote (1955)
• Schüsse über der Ostsee (1956)
• Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy (1956)
• Das Attentat (1957)
• Der Spion von Akrotiri (1957)
• Alaskafüchse (1959)
• Das grüne Ungeheuer (1959)
• Entscheidung an der Weichsel (1960)
• Tempel des Satans (1960)
• Die Piratenchronik (1961) (also known as Augen am Himmel)
• Vampire, Tyrannen, Rebellen (1963) (with Günter Schumacher)
• Preludio 11 (1964)
• Fremder im Paradies (1966)
• Aufstand des Sisyphos (1969) (with Jürgen Hell)
• Der gelbe Hai (1969)
• Bananengangster (1970)
• Der Adjutant (1971)
• Der Resident (1973)
• Tod des Chefs oder Die Liebe zur Opposition (1975)
• Schwarzer Dezember (1977)
• Die Entführung (1979)
• Der Reporter (1980)
• Die Suche oder Die Abenteuer des Uwe Reuss (1981)
• Eiskalt im Paradies (1982)
• Die fünf Leben des Dr. Gundlach (1982)
• Der Fund oder Die Abenteuer des Uwe Reuss (1987)
• Der Mann auf den Klippen (1987)
• Der sechste Sinn (1987)
• Unabwendbar (1988)
• Die Beute (1989)
• Endzeit der Sieger (1989)
• Alpträume (1991)
• Nebel (1991)
• Das Quartett (1994)
• Der zweite Mann (2000)
• Der Verlust oder Die Abenteuer des Uwe Reuss (2001)
• Das Kurhaus (2002)
• Die Legende (2006) (with Paul Schreyer)

See also

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