He is a German writer, painter and composer. He is also a judge at the
Constitutional Court of Brandenburg. He fled to
West Germany during the
Cold War and was the subject of the song "
Enfant perdu" ("Lost child") by
Wolf Biermann. In the song, Biermann mocked Havemann for fleeing East Germany and thus deserting socialism. In 2023 he co-authored the novel
Begabung usw with his lover
Hanna Lakomy. == Sources ==