Walter Kempowski (1929-2007) was born in Hamburg, Germany. During World War II, he was made to serve in a penalty unit of the Hitler Youth due to his association with the rebellious movement of jazz lovers. After the war, he settled in West Germany, but during a 1948 visit to East Germany, he was arrested and served eight years at the notorious "Yellow Misery" prison in Bautzen. His first success as an author was an autobiographical novel, Tadellöser & Wolff.
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In der Weilheimer Literaturlesung aus dem Jahr 1982 erzählt der Schriftsteller Geschichten aus der Schulzeit, von den Herren Hagedorn und Jonas, die dem kleinen 'Herrn Kempowski' und seinen Mitschülern 1936 die ersten Schritte in den Ernst des Lebens be... SEE MORE