Guy Rewenig
Illustration — Rewenig in 2007 Guy Rewenig (born 31 August 1947) is a Luxembourgish author and novelist. In 1984, he wrote the first novel in the Luxembourgish language although poems and theatrical works had appeared in the 19th century. Together with Roger Manderscheid, he is credited for initiating the current trend for novels written in Luxembourgish.
Guy Rewenig

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- Born
- 1947. · Luxembourg.
- Nationality
- Luxembourg.
- Occupation
- writer, translator and photographer.
- Fields
- literature.
- Education
- Athénée de Luxembourg.
- Languages
- French, German and Luxembourgish.
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Illustration — Rewenig in 2007 Guy Rewenig (born 31 August 1947) is a Luxembourgish author and novelist. In 1984, he wrote the first novel in the Luxembourgish language although poems and theatrical works had appeared in the 19th century. Together with Roger Manderscheid, he is credited for initiating the current trend for novels written in Luxembourgish.
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Biography
Biography
Born on 31 August 1947 in Luxembourg City, Rewenig completed his secondary school education at the Athénée de Luxembourg before being trained as a schoolteacher at the Institut pédagogique. He taught first in the primary school at Bettembourg and from 1971 in Esch-sur-Alzette. In 1984, he gave up teaching to become a full-time independent writer and moved to Nospelt.
Career as a writer
Career as a writer
In 1963, Rewenig published his first film reviews in the Luxemburger Wort. His first play "Interview" appeared in 1970 as did Als der Feigenbaum verdorrte, a collection of essays. From 1973, he also began to write for children, his highly successful collection of children's stories Muschkilusch. Geschichte fir Kanner appearing in 1990. In 1985, Guy Rewenig published Hannert dem Atlantik, the very first novel to appear in Luxembourgish, paving the way for other works of fiction to be written in the local language. Rewenig writes in German, Luxembourgish and French. His novel Roman Mass mat dräi Hären was translated into French by Jean Portante as La cathédrale en flammes. He has also written many satirical works criticizing the social and political shortcomings of Luxembourg life and has frequently contributed articles to Luxembourg newspapers and periodicals. In 1974, he was a founding member of the Association de soutien aux travailleurs immigrés and in 2000, together with Roger Manderschied, he founded the publishing house Ultimomondo where his works now appear. In 2010, he published the novel Sibiresch Eisebunn under the penname Tania Naskandy.
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Guy Rewenig is recorded with the occupation photographer. Recorded with the occupation translator. Recorded with the occupation writer. Recorded as writer, translator and photographer. Identity and origins. He also worked under the names Juanita Banana, Tania Naskandy and United Guys. His recorded languages were French, German and Luxembourgish. He was the child of Marcel Rewenig.
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1947
Guy Rewenig was born on 31 August 1947.
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Awards
Rewenig has received many awards in Luxembourg including the first prize for the Concours littéraire national in 1984, 1988 and 1991; the Batty Weber Prize in 2005; and the Prix Servais in 2006 and 2010.
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- 1.Luxemburger Autorenlexikon.
- 2.Guy Rewenig: Petite questionnaire à l'attention d'un capitaine débordé qui abandonne son vaisseau. D'Lëtzebuerger Land, 2. Juli 2010. S. 15f.
- 3.Luc Caregari: Don Guychotte. woxx, 8. Juli 2010.
- 4.Michel Pauly: (PDF; 260 kB) forum, Juli 2010.
- 5.Elise Schmit: D’Lëtzebuerger Land, 9. Juli 2010.
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