The writer Richard Wagner is the personality of the month of April. He was born on April 10, 1952 in Lovrin (Timiș County).
As a student, he published his first works in the German-language press of Romania. Later, he studied German and Romanian studies at the University of Timisoara (1971-1975). In 1972, as a student, he founded the "Aktionsgruppe Banat" ("Action Group Banat"), a literary circle of young German-language authors from Banat who were critical of the regime, which existed until 1975.
He was married for 5 years to the writer Herta Müller. In 1987 they both emigrated to the Federal Republic of Germany, where he worked as a freelance writer and journalist in Berlin. In 1990 he was admitted to the Romanian Writers' Union.
Richard Wagner died on March 14, 2023 in Berlin.
Some of his publications are available here:
Excerpt from Uniunea Scriitorilor din România - Filiala Timișoara: A plecat dintre noi scriitorul RICHARD WAGNER. URL: https://www.uniuneascriitorilortm.ro/content/plecat-dintre-noi-scriitorul-richard-wagner [17.04.2023]
Text editor: Olga B.
Translator: Nicole Olariu