author
Hans Reimann
1889–1969
A sharp, funny voice in German literature, he built his reputation on satire, humor, and a gift for poking at bad taste and social pretension. His work ranges from novels and plays to cabaret writing and screenwriting, with a lively style that helped keep him widely read across several decades.
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Kobolz: Grotesken
by Hans Reimann
About the author
Born in Leipzig on November 18, 1889, Hans Reimann was a German humorist, satirist, playwright, and screenwriter whose real name was Albert Johannes Reimann. He also wrote under several pseudonyms, including Max Bunge, Hans Heinrich, Artur Sünder, Hanns Heinz Vampir, and Andreas Zeltner.
He studied in Berlin and at the art academy in Munich, served in World War I, and later became active in literary and satirical publishing. Reimann edited the satirical journals Der Drache and later Das Stachelschwein, and his career connected him with the worlds of cabaret, criticism, and popular entertainment.
He is remembered especially for his humorous writing and for works such as Das Buch vom Kitsch. He also worked in film and on the stage, including collaborations linked to Die Feuerzangenbowle and Schwejk. Reimann died on June 13, 1969, in Schmalenbeck near Hamburg.