Author: Hans Hellmut Kirst
Alternate names: Hans Hellmut KIRST; Hans Helmut Kirst; H. H. Kirst; Hans H. Kirst; Hans Hellmutt Kirst; Ханс Хельмут Кирст; Hans Hellmut; Hans Hellmut; ( Translator J.Maxwell Brownjohn) Kirst; hans kirst; Kirst, Hans Helmut; Kirst, H. H.; HANS HELLMUT KIRST; Kirst Hans Hellmut; H.H. Kirst Hans Hellmut Kirst
Born: 5 December 1914
Died: 23 February 1989
Bio: Hans Hellmut Kirst was a German novelist and the author of 46 books, many of which were translated into English. Kirst is best remembered as the creator of the "Gunner Asch" series which detailed the ongoing struggle of an honest individual to maintain his identity and humanity amidst the criminality and corruption of Nazi Germany.