Banat Author

Berwanger, Nikolaus

Born 05 Jul 1935 Freidorf/Temeswar.  (Pseudonym: ‘m Berwanger sei Niklos, Sepp Zornich, Willi Frombach, Nicolae Bergovan), lives in Temeswar. Journalist, diploma in German language & literature, lyric poet, writer in dialect, historian of press and literature, member of the Writers’ Association of the RSS and of the International Lenau Society (Vienna), first prize for lyric poetry at the country-wide festival “Cântarea Romaniei” 1977 and 1979; Adam Müller-Guttenbrunn Honorary Ring in gold 1977.1

Author of:

Schwowisches [Swabian Tales], satiric prose in dialect, 19711

Schreiwes [Scribbles], satiric prose in dialect, 19741

ich häng mei gsicht net an de nagel [i’m not hanging my face on a nail], poems in dialect,19761

Adam Müller-Guttenbrunn, illustrated monograph, 19761

Singur cu mine [alone with myself], poems in Romanian translation, 19781

Din patru inimi [from four hearts], poems in Romanian translation, 19781

44 Buwestickle  vum Lekwarseppi un vum Eisnpeppi [44 boys’ pranks from Lekwarseppi and from Eisnpeppi], book for youth, 19791

Spätes bekentniss [late confession], lyric texts, 19791 ; 72 S. (10:19) Pp.- — *1935 in Freidorf/Banat3

Ein Schriftstellerleben [Life of a writer], anniversary edition about Franz Liebhard, 19791

Franz Liebhard. Ein Schriftstellerleben. Illustrierter Jubiläumsband. Timisoara: 1979. 228 S. mit Abb. etc. (16:16) Kart. — * 1899 in Temesvar.3

Co-author of:

Schwowisches Volksbuch [Swabian People’s Book], prose and plays in dialect, 19701

Pipatsch-Buch [Poppies-Book], prose in dialect, 19721

Schwowische Owed [Swabian Evening], prose in dialect, 19731

Zwei Jahrzehnte im Rampenlicht [Two decades in the footlights], 19741

Brücke über die Zeit [Bridge across time], reports, 19741

Der Sonne nach [After the sun], travel reports, 19731

Die Zeit in der Zeitung [The time in the newspaper], 19781

Adam Müller-Guttenbrunn: Micul Svab [The little Swabian], preface, 19781