- Reuben Epp
Reuben Epp (born 1920 in
Canada ) is an author of works inPlautdietsch (Mennonite Low German). His parents wereRussian Mennonite s who emigrated to Canada fromRussia . Epp was educated as a mechanic and became an instructor at a vocational school for mechanics. Later he became the director of a vocational school inDawson Creek ,British Columbia . In the far-flung global community of Russian Mennonites, Epp is one of the best known poets and story tellers working in Plautdietsch, alongside such others asArnold Dyck andJack Thiessen . His accomplishments include publications on the history of Plautdietsch and on its orthography. "Ruben Ap" is how Reuben Epp's name is rendered in Plautdietsch.Publications
*"Biem Aunsiedle: When the settlers came; plautdietsche Jechichte een Resse ut'e Vergangenheit" (Winnipeg, Canada 1972)
*"Plautdietsche Schreftsteckja: Jedichta, Jeschichte, Leeda, Spelkjes" (Steinbach, Manitoba 1972)
*"Onse Lied Vetahle [Audio Archive] : Stories our people tell; plautdietsche Jeschichte enn Riemsels" (Winnipeg, Manitoba 1973)
*"The Story of Low German and Plautdietsch: Tracing a Language Across the Globe" (Hillsboro, USA 1993) ISBN 0963849409
*"The Spelling of Low German & Plautdietsch: Towards An Official Plautdietsch Orthography" (Hillsboro, USA 1996) ISBN 0963849417
*"Dit un jant opp Plautdietsch: This and that in Mennonite Low German" (Hillsboro, USA 1997) ISBN 0963849425
*"Dit un Jant opp Plautdietsch" [CD, 17 pieces by Reuben Epp, live recording, lecture on October 7, 2000 in Lage/Lippe, Germany] , pubilshed by Plautdietsch-Freunde e. V. (Detmold 2006)External links
* [http://www.ins-db.de/autor-werke.php?ID=3530&START=1&ORD=JAHR Plattdeutsche Bibliographie beim INS, Bremen]
* [http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0612b&L=plautdietsch-l&P=277 CD-Kritik von Harry Loewen aus Plautdietsch-L bzw. Der Bote]
* [http://www.plautdietsch-freunde.de/ Plautdietsch-Freunde e.V.]
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