Banat Author & Journalist

Heinz, Franz

Born 21 Nov 1929 in Perjamosch, son of Johann Heinz und Maria, geb. Ehling.

Franz Heinz was born on 21.11.1929 in Perjamosch and studied history, geography and pedagogy in Bucharest. From 1960 to 1976 he was the features editor of the newspaper "Neuer Weg" [new way] in Bucharest From 1965 until 1976 he was a member of the Romanian Writers' Association. In 1976, he emigrated to Germany. There he was editor of the press-service "Kulturpolitische Korrespondenz" of the East German Cultural Council in Bonn. In addition, he was chief editor of the journals "Der gemeinsame Weg" ["The common path"] published quarterly (1984-1990), "Kulturspiegel" ["Cultural Mirror"] (1990-1995), "Kulturreport" ["Culture Report"] (1995 til today). Starting in 1995, he worked as a freelance journalist. From 2001 forward, Franz Heinz led the West-East artist's workshop in the Gerhart Hauptmann House Düsseldorf and edited the supplement "Kontrapunkt“ [Counterpoint] in Ost-West-Journal/Düsseldorf, which contains comments and cultural studies. Franz Heinz is an employee of Westdeutscher Rundfunk, published articles in 15 program magazines of the Gerhart Hauptmann Haus, wrote essays in literary magazines, radio plays, reports and prose anthologies. Importantly, Franz Heinz earned merits for the publication of the Banat-German literary heritage. 
[Complete and extensive article "To Franz Heinz on his 80th birthday" written by Hans Dama]

Author of:

Franz Ferch Und Seine Banater Welt, published by Verlag des Sudostdeutschen Kulturwerks, January 1988, 44 pages, ISBN is 3883560545 / ISBN is 9783883560540.

Heinz prose published including

Encounter and Transformation

Love country, farewell!

Ärger wie die Hund' [Eng: Anger as the dog] Story, 96 pages, hardcover, Rimbaud Verlag, 1991. ISBN 978-3-89086-924-7 ISBN 3890869246

Franz Ferch Banat and his World

Franz Ferch, images from the Banat