In the volume "Internal Investigations," Ralph Schock gathers stories that dedicate themselves to memories and experiences with revered people, such as Giwi Margwelaschwili. It deals with fathers in uniform, aunts in ghost marriages, the wisdom of a demented mother, violence and destruction, silk threads in Greece, accidents in Croatia, an inappropriate photo album, succulent friendships, and thoughts from the window. In all these texts, a history of the Federal Republic is simultaneously written. In his own inimitable way, Ralph Schock always tells of the unusual in everyday life in a sober, laconic manner, sometimes with very subtle humor.
Ralph Schock was born in Ottweiler in 1952.
1984 Dissertation: "Gustav Regler - Literature and Politics (1933 – 1940)". Member of the Writers' Association (VS) since 1978, PEN since 2010. Literary editor at Saarländischer Rundfunk from 1987 to 2017.
Literary, journalistic and scientific publications. Editor of the book series "Spuren" (11 volumes) and "Abiturreden" (18 volumes). Co-editor of the Gustav Regler edition of works.
Publications on contemporary German-language literature as well as on the regional and literary history of Saarland.
Latest publications as editor: „Nach Kolchis – Faszination Georgien – Reiseimpressionen“ (Verbrecher-Verlag, Berlin 2021). „Edith Aron: „Auf Wegen und Pfaden – A Reader“ (Conte-Verlag,
St. Ingbert 2023) Georg K. Glaser: "The History of Sorrow" (Narrative) Works Vol. 4, ça ira publishing house
(Freiburg/Vienna 2023)
"Coffee Smugglers and Socket Mice - A Childhood in the 50s" (Verbrecher-Verlag, Berlin 2017).
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