Georges Hausemer
Appearance
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Georges Hausemer (1 February 1957 – 13 August 2018) was a Luxembourgish writer who published short stories, novels, travelogues and non-fictional works and also translated a considerable number of works from French, English, Spanish and Luxembourgish into German. Sometimes using the nom de plume Theo Selmer, he also worked as an illustrator.[1][2]
Biography
Born on 1 February 1957 in Differdange, Hausemer studied journalism and romance languages in Salzburg and Mainz. Since 1984, he has worked as a freelance author, translator and travel writer in Esch-sur-Alzette. He frequently contributed literary articles and reports to national and international newspapers. He travelled widely, publishing a number of books based on his journeys.
Selected works
Non-fiction
- "D'Stad Lëtzebuerg (The City of Luxembourg) - Excursions and Impressions", photographer Rob Kieffer. Editions Guy Binsfeld. Luxembourg, 2000, pp. 240 ISBN 2-87954-076-3,
- "Echternach: Entdecken – Découvrir – Discover", photographer Guy Hoffmann, Editions Guy Binsfeld 2005, pp. 128 ISBN 978-2-87954-148-8.
- "Culinary Luxembourg: Country, People & Cuisine", photographer Guy Hoffman, Editions Guy Binsfeld, Luxembourg, 2009, pp. 240 ISBN 2-87954-052-6
Fiction
- Die Gesetze der Schwerkraft. Editions Phi, Echternach, 1995, pp. 124 ISBN 3-88865-127-1 (in German)
- Die Tote aus Arlon. Gollenstein Verlag, Blieskastel, 1997, pp. 240 ISBN 3-930008-52-1 (in German)
- Iwwer Waasser. Roman, Editions Phi, Echternach 1998, pp. 192 ISBN 3-88865-161-1 (in Luxembourgish)
External links
- Georges Hausemer's website (in German)
References
- ^ "Georges Hausemer", Luxemburger Lexikon, Editions Guy Binsfeld, Luxembourg, 2006. (in German)
- ^ "Hausemer, Georges", Luxemburger AutorenLexikon. (in German) Retrieved 17 June 2012.
Categories:
- Luxembourgian writers
- 1957 births
- 2018 deaths
- Luxembourgian novelists
- People from Differdange
- Luxembourgian short story writers
- Luxembourgian translators
- English–German translators
- French–German translators
- Spanish–German translators
- Luxembourgian illustrators
- Luxembourgian journalists
- International Writing Program alumni