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Uwe Timm ( German pronunciation: [ˈuːvə tɪm] ⓘ; born 30 March 1940 in Hamburg) is a German writer. Life and work. Uwe Timm was born in 1940 in Hamburg, and was the youngest son in his family. His brother, 16 years his senior, was a soldier in the Waffen-SS and died in Ukraine in 1943.
Uwe Hans Heinz Timm ist ein deutscher Schriftsteller. Er schreibt Prosa, Lyrik, Essays, Hörspiele und Drehbücher. Zu seinen Werken gehören der Debütroman Heißer Sommer über die westdeutsche Studentenbewegung der 1960er Jahre, die Novelle Die Entdeckung der Currywurst sowie die autobiografischen Erzählungen Am Beispiel meines Bruders ...
Uwe Timm was the youngest son in his family. His brother, 16 years his senior, was a soldier in the Waffen SS and died in Ukraine in 1943. Decades later, Uwe Timm approached his relationship with his father and brother in the critically acclaimed novel In my brother's shadow.
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Uwe Timm. Biography. Uwe Timm was born in 1940 in Hamburg. When his father returned from the war, his father opened a fur business. Timm did an apprenticeship as a furrier and then took over the family business when his father died.
The Invention of Curried Sausage is a novella by German author Uwe Timm detailing the fictionalized invention of currywurst, a popular dish of sausage in curry ketchup in Germany, as well as describing life in Hamburg in the last days of the Second World War.
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Uwe Timm ( Headhunter, The Invention of Curried Sausage) has been described in The New Yorker as “an extraordinary storyteller.” In this early novel, he focuses his narrative talents on the historical conflict between German colonists and African tribes under the leadership of the legendary Morenga in the first decade of the 20th century.
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Jan 1, 2005 · In My Brother's Shadow: A Life and Death in the SS. Hardcover – January 1, 2005. by Uwe Timm (Author), Anthea Bell (Author) 4.4 25 ratings. See all formats and editions. A renowned German novelist's memoir of his brother, who joined the SS and was killed at the Russian front.
- Uwe Timm, Anthea Bell