Carl Amery
Encyclopedia
Carl Amery the pen name
of Christian Anton Mayer, was a German
writer
and environmental activist. Born in Munich
, he studied at the University of Munich. He was a participant of Gruppe 47.
Pen name
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of Christian Anton Mayer, was a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
writer
Writer
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and environmental activist. Born in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, he studied at the University of Munich. He was a participant of Gruppe 47.
Works
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Der Wettbewerb | 1954 |
| Die große deutsche Tour | 1958 |
| Die Kapitulation; oder, Deutscher Katholizismus heute (English: Capitulation : an analysis of contemporary Catholicism) |
1963 (English: 1967) |
| Fragen an Welt und Kirche | 1967 |
| Das Ende der Vorsehung. Die gnadenlosen Folgen des Christentums | 1972 |
| Das Königsprojekt Das Königsprojekt Das Königsprojekt is a Science fiction novel by the German writer Carl Amery, published in 1974. The book was the first of three Science Fiction novels written by Amery.-Background:... (Czech: Kralovsky projekt) |
1974 (Czech: 1997) |
| Der Untergang der Stadt Passau | 1975 |
| Natur als Politik | 1976 |
| An den Feuern der Leyermark | 1979 |
| G. K. Chesterton oder der Kampf gegen die Kälte | 1981 |
| Die starke Position oder Ganz normale MAMUS | 1985 |
| Die Wallfahrer | 1986 |
| Das Geheimnis der Krypta | 1990 |