Michael Lentz (born 1964) is a German author, musician, and performer of experimental texts and sound poetry.[1]
Michael Lentz | |
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 Michael Lentz in 2018 | |
| Born | 1964 Düren |
| Occupation | Author, musician, and performer |
| Nationality | German |
| Genre | Poems, plays, radio plays, short stories, novels |
| Notable works | 2001 Ingeborg Bachmann Prize for Muttersterben |
Life
editLentz was born in Düren.[2] His father Hubert Lentz (1927–2014) was city manager (Oberstadtdirektor) of Düren.[3] Lentz completed his Abitur at the Stiftisches Gymnasium Düren in 1983 and studied German studies, history and philosophy in Aachen and Munich.[4] He completed his PhD in 1999; the thesis was titled Lautpoesie, -musik nach 1945[4] (Sound Poetry, Music After 1945). Lentz was student of Josef Anton Riedl and saxophonist in Riedl's Ensemble.[1] He was the winner of the 2001 Ingeborg Bachmann Prize for his book Muttersterben.[5] In May 2006, he was appointed professor for literary writing at the German Literature Institute, University of Leipzig.[6][4] The genres of his work are poems, plays, radio plays, short stories and novels.[7]
Lentz lives in Munich.[8]
Awards
edit- 2001 Ingeborg Bachmann Prize for Muttersterben[4]
- 2005 Preis der Literaturhäuser[4]
- 2012 Walter-Hasenclever-Literaturpreis[4]
Memberships
edit- 2014 Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung, Darmstadt[7]
Works
edit- Lentz, Michael (2002). Muttersterben : Prosa (in German). Frankfurt am Main: S. Fischer. ISBN 3-10-044810-3. OCLC 49197516.
- —— (2003). Liebeserklärung : Roman (in German). Frankfurt am Main: S. Fischer. ISBN 3-10-043923-6. OCLC 53098619.
- —— (2007). Pazifik Exil : Roman (in German). Frankfurt am Main: S. Fischer. ISBN 978-3-10-043925-3. OCLC 166334124.
- —— (2018). Schattenfroh ein Requiem (in German). Frankfurt am Main: S. Fischer Verlag GmbH. ISBN 978-3-10-043938-3. OCLC 1033644155.
- —— (2020). Innehaben : Schattenfroh und die Bilder (in German). Frankfurt. ISBN 978-3-10-390006-4. OCLC 1226678308.
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Thesis
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Michael Lentz". Lyrikline.org. 15 May 1964. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung – Mitglieder – Michael Lentz – Selbstvorstellung". Akademie (in German). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Michael Lentz". Munzinger Biographie (in German). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Lesung und Gespräch mit Michael Lentz "Schattenfroh"". Stiftisches Gymnasium Düren (in German). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ Poiss, Thomas (1 January 1970). "Michael Lentz: Muttersterben: Alphabet des Drachen". FAZ.NET (in German). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Personen". DichterLesen.net (in German). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung – Presse – Neue Mitglieder". Akademie (in German). 25 June 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ Morgenstern, Christian. "Soundbox – Lautpoesie/- musik: eine Bestandsaufnahme". Stiftung Lyrik Kabinett (in German). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
External links
edit
- Official website (in German)
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