Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918–2007)
Author of The Boat
About the Author
Writer and art collector Lothar-Günther Buchheim studied at the Academies of Art in Dresden and Munich before becoming a reporter in the German navy during World War II. He was stationed aboard the U-96 in 1941 and took part in submarine operations in the Atlantic Ocean and Straits of Gibraltar. show more He photographed and wrote about his experience for propaganda purposes, but in 1973 he wrote the novel Das Boot or The Boat, which carried an underlying anti-war message. This novel was made into a German film in 1981. He also wrote U-Boat War, which is a non-fiction work that includes more than 5,000 of his photos from the U-96. He was an art collector that founded a museum to house his collection. He died from heart failure at the age of 89 on February 22, 2007. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Lothar-Günther Buchheim
Der Luxusliner ein Logbuch 2 copies
Paris - Paris 1 copy
Okręt II 1 copy
Zwischen Traum und Tag - Zeichnungen von Marc Chagall. Mit e. Einl. von L.-G. Buchheim. (1955) 1 copy
Abstrakt und zugenäht! 1 copy
Picasso 1961 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Buchheim, Lothar-Günther
- Birthdate
- 1918-02-06
- Date of death
- 2007-02-22
- Burial location
- Bernried cemetery, Bernried, Bavaria, Germany
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birthplace
- Weimar, Thuringia, Germany
- Place of death
- Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany
- Places of residence
- Weimar, Thuringia, Germany
Rochlitz, Germany
Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Feldafing, Bavaria, Germany (show all 7)
Bernried, Bavaria, Germany - Education
- Academy of Fine Arts, Dresden, Germany
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Germany - Occupations
- artist
gallery owner
art auctioneer
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filmmaker - Organizations
- Kriegsmarine (WWII)
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- 46
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- Members
- 1,625
- Popularity
- #15,833
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
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- 15
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Set in World War II in a U boat/Submarine.
Starts off with all the Sailors having a great time in Paris. Then they get back on to the boat its very grim, hot, smelly, cramped. There is a lot of Boredom and sometimes danger they have to dive down several times to escape from the British fleet in the North Atlantic ocean.
They then go to a bit more sunnier climate near Gibraltar where they also get into difficulties.
This book is a bit hard going and very tedious in places. But I am glad I read it and also glad I am not in a Submarine.… (more)