biography
| name: |
Hagelstange, Rudolf
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pronunciation:
[hahgelstanguh]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1912–84)
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| biography:
| Writer, born in Nordhausen, C Germany. In his poetry he sought the spiritual rejuvenation of a shattered world within the framework of a Christian humanist outlook. His poetry collection Venezianisches Credo (1944) was printed secretly during World War 2. He also wrote novels, notably Spielball der Götter (1959) and Das Haus oder Balsers Aufstieg (1981), as well as travel books about the USA, Russia, and Italy. As chairman of the Bundesverband Deutscher Schriftsteller he was instrumental in gaining social security for writers. |
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