Polninken oder Eine deutsche Liebe

by Arno Surminski

Used book in good condition, due to its age it could contain normal signs of use

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Arno Surminski (born 20 August 1934 in Jäglack, East Prussia) is a German writer, living in Hamburg, and a father of two.

After growing up in East Prussia, his parents were deported to ther Soviet Union, while he was expelled to Schleswig-Holstein. Having finished his school education there, he was apprenticed to a lawyer from 1950-1953.

He lived in Canada from 1957 to 1960, but then came back to Germany, where he worked for an insurance company from 1962 until 1972.

Since 1972, apart from writing, he has been working as a journalist, specialising in economy and insurance. His fame is mainly due to his novels, the principal themes of which are his recollections of a happy childhood and the fate of the deportees; he has no interest however in revenge, but only wants to preserve his childhood memories. Several of his books were used for TV productions.

Since 2001, he has been working as an ombudsman in the field of health insurance.

Reviews

[Sarah Schwartz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ich habe es so geliebt! Sehr sehr schön! Eine mitreißende Geschichte mit einem Ende, dass Platz für Interpretationen lässt.

[Gunter Nitsch · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was pleasantly surprised to discover this book by Arno Surminski on the shelf of the Chicago Public Library since I had thought I had already read most of his books. Arno Surminski, whom I have had the pleasure of meeting in person, was kind enough to write the forward to my book "Eine lange Flucht aus Ostpreußen" ("Weeds Like Us").