Siegfried Lenz

Siegfried Lenz (17 March 1926[1] – 7 October 2014)[2] was a German writer. He has written novels and produced several collections of short stories, essays, and plays for radio and the theatre. He was awarded the Goethe Prize.

Siegfried Lenz
BornMarch 17, 1926
Lyck (Ełk), East Prussia
DiedOctober 7, 2014(2014-10-07) (aged 88)
Hamburg, Germany
OccupationNovelist
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Hamburg
Period1956–2014
Notable worksDeutschstunde
Heimatmuseum
Notable awards
  • Peace Prize of the German Book Trade (1988)
  • Goethe Prize (2000)
  • Honorary citizen of Schleswig-Holstein (2004)
Website
www.siegfried-lenz.de

References

  1. "Siegfried Lenz (1926), Deutschstunde". Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  2. "Autor der "Deutschstunde": Siegfried Lenz ist tot". Faz.net.

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