The Bassoon King's working title was My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy.
Reiner Kunze -LRB- born 16 August 1933 in Oelsnitz , Erzgebirge , Saxony -RRB- is a German writer and GDR dissident .. Saxony. Saxony. GDR. East Germany. He studied media and journalism at the University of Leipzig .. University of Leipzig. University of Leipzig. In 1968 , he left the GDR state party SED following the communist Warsaw Pact countries invasion of Czechoslovakia in response to the Prague Spring .. GDR. East Germany. SED. Socialist Unity Party of Germany. Warsaw Pact. Warsaw Pact. Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia. Prague Spring. Prague Spring. He had to publish his work under various pseudonyms .. In 1976 , his most famous book The Lovely Years , which contained critical insights into the life , and the policies behind the Iron Curtain , was published in West Germany to great acclaim .. Iron Curtain. Iron Curtain. West Germany. West Germany. During the same year , he also published a fairy tale called , Das Marchen vom Dis -LRB- English version as `` The Tale of Dis '' -RRB- , which is part of the children 's book Update on Rumpelstiltskin and other Fairy Tales by 43 Authors , which is compiled by Hans-Joachim Gelberg , illustrated by Willi Glasauer , and published by Beltz & Gelberg .. Update on Rumpelstiltskin and other Fairy Tales by 43 Authors. Neues vom Rumpelstilzchen und andere Haus-Marchen von 43 Autoren. Hans-Joachim Gelberg. Hans-Joachim Gelberg. Willi Glasauer. Willi Glasauer. Beltz & Gelberg. Beltz & Gelberg. In 1977 , the GDR regime expatriated him , and he moved to West Germany -LRB- FRG -RRB- .. GDR. East Germany. West Germany. West Germany. He now lives near Passau in Bavaria .. Passau. Passau. His writings consists mostly of poetry , though he wrote prose as well , including essays .. He is also a translator of Czech poetry and prose .. Czech. Czech language