Renate Freund

{{short description|German author of short stories and poetry (born 1939)}}

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Renate Freund (born 3 October 1939, in Neuwied) is a German author of short stories and poetry.[http://www.degruyter.com/viewbooktoc/product/466296?rskey=EbnGaw&result=1 Biografical data of Renate Freund.], In: Kürschners Deutscher Literatur-Kalender 2016/2017: Band I: A-O. Band II: P-Z., Walter De Gruyter Incorporated, 2016, p. 265, {{ISBN|978-3-11-045397-3}}

Life and work

Renate Freund was born in 1939 in Neuwied as the second of five children. Being a qualified shorthand clerk, she started her career as a clerical assistant in the purchasing department of a medium-sized enterprise. After that she worked in the technical department of the hospital Marien-Klinikum in Rhineland-Palatinate until she retired. Based on her interest in literature she later developed a talent for literary writing, especially short stories and poetry.Biographical details of Renate Freund. In: Der letzte Tanz (Short Stories)., Martin Werhand Verlag, 2016, p. 115 Her first book of twelve short detective stories titled Der letzte Tanz[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/961836850 Renate Freund], Der letzte Tanz in WorldCat 2016 (The Last Dance) was published in August 2016 by Martin Werhand Verlag. In January 2017 her poems were published in the anthology Abendfrieden, 100 Gedichte[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/969460148 Renate Freund], Abendfrieden in WorldCat 2017 (Evening Peace, 100 poems). In the same year the same publisher issued her poetry book Himmelreich(Kingdom of Heaven) as part of the poetry series 50 sonnets.[http://www.martinwerhandverlag.de/zeitleiste/lyrik-reihe-50-sonette/ Lyrik-Reihe: 50 sonnets]. Martin Werhand Verlag, 2017 A third book of poetry, titled Sinnpuppe[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1001955676 Renate Freund], Himmelreich in WorldCat 2017 (Doll of Sense) was published in January 2018 as part of the series 50 Gedichte[https://www.martinwerhandverlag.de/buchreihen/lyrik-reihe-50-gedichte-im-mwv/ Lyrik-Reihe: 50 Gedichte]. Martin Werhand Verlag, 2018 (50 poems).[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1017029055 Renate Freund], Sinnpuppe in WorldCat 2018 In December 2018, another volume in the poetry series 50 sonnets was published under the title Glassymphonien, and the volume 100 sonnets by the band Sonnenähren also appeared. In December 2019, three more volumes of poetry by Renate Freund were published in the MWV. The sonnet volume Lichthoffnung in the series 50 sonnets and the two volumes of poetry Winterruhe in the series 100 poems and Dorfidylle in the series 250 poems.

Renate Freund lives and works in Niederbieber, Rhineland-Palatinate.Biographical details of Renate Freund. In: Himmelreich (50 Sonette)., Martin Werhand Verlag, 2017, p. 65

Publications (selection)

= Books =

Der letzte Tanz. Krimi-Kurzgeschichten. Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2016, 150 p. {{ISBN|978-3-943910-29-2}}.
Himmelreich. 50 Sonette. Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2017, 120 p. {{ISBN|978-3-943910-65-0}}.
Sinnpuppe. 50 Gedichte. Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2018, 120 p. {{ISBN|978-3-943910-58-2}}.
Glassymphonien. 50 Sonette. Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2018, 120 p. {{ISBN|978-3-943910-61-2}}.
Sonnenähren. 100 Sonette. Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2018, 170 p. {{ISBN|978-3-943910-64-3}}.
Lichthoffnung. 50 Sonette. Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2019, 120 p. {{ISBN|978-3-943910-49-0}}.
Winterruhe. 100 Gedichte. Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2019, 170 p. {{ISBN|978-3-943910-48-3}}.
Dorfidylle. 250 Gedichte. Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2019, 300 p. {{ISBN|978-3-943910-47-6}}.

= Anthologies =

Abendfrieden. 100 Gedichte. Anthologie. Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2017, 150 p. {{ISBN|978-3-943910-27-8}}.

Literature

[https://www.degruyter.com/database/DLLO/entry/dllo.dllnb.2.7904/html Renate Freund] In: Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon. Das 20. Jahrhundert Nachtragsband: F - M Volume 2, Verlag Walter de Gruyter, 2020, {{ISBN|978-3-11-067790-4}}
[https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-662-65461-3 Renate Freund] In: Nicolai Riedel Bibliographisches Handbuch der deutschsprachigen Lyrik 1945–2020, Metzler, Heidelberg, 2023, p. 619-620, {{ISBN|978-3-662-65460-6}}

External links

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[http://www.renatefreund-schriftstellerin.de/ Official website of Renate Freund] {{in lang|de}}
[http://www.rlb.de/cgi-bin/wwwalleg/goorppd.pl?s1=-pk06382- Portrait of Renate Freund] in: Rheinland-Pfälzische Personendatenbank {{in lang|de}}