Gustav Frenssen
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Gustav Frenssen (19 October 1863 – 11 April 1945) was a German novelist born in the village of Barlt, in Schleswig-Holstein. He wrote patriotically about his native country and promoted Heimatkunst (regionalism) in literature. In two different villages he worked as a pastor from 1890 to 1902. In his later years he abandoned Christianity because Christian morales were in conflict with his blatant racism. Instead, he turned to some odd kind of Germanic neopaganism which also suited his liberal views on sexuality.
His works include;
- Hilligenlei ("Holyland", 1905)
- Der Pastor von Poggsee ("The Pastor of Poggsee", 1921)
- Jörn Uhl
- Otto Babendiek ("The Anvil")
- Three volumes of observations titled Grübeleien
- Recht
oder Unrecht: Mein Land ("Rightor Wrong: My Country", 1940), a defense of Germany's actions in World War II (the title is also a popular saying, cf. patriotism)
