Michael Lentz
German author and musician (born 1964)
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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 (age 61–62) |
| Occupation | Author, musician, and performer |
| Nationality | German |
| Genre | Poems, plays, radio plays, short stories, novels |
| Notable works | 2001 Ingeborg Bachmann Prize for Muttersterben |
Life
Lentz 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 is friends with the musician Herbert Grönemeyer and published a book about him in 2024.
In 2025, an English-language edition of Schattenfroh, translated by Max Lawton, was published.
Lentz lives in Berlin and has a second home in Leipzig.[8][9] He lived in Munich for several years.[10]
Awards
- 2001 Ingeborg Bachmann Prize for Muttersterben[4]
- 2005 Preis der Literaturhäuser[4]
- 2012 Walter-Hasenclever-Literaturpreis[4]
Memberships
- 2014 Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung, Darmstadt[7]
Works
- 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. ISBN 978-3-10-043938-3. OCLC 1033644155.
- —— (2020). Innehaben : Schattenfroh und die Bilder (in German). Frankfurt: S. Fischer. ISBN 978-3-10-390006-4. OCLC 1226678308.
- —— (2023). Chora : Gedichte (in German). Frankfurt: S. Fischer. ISBN 978-3-10-390012-5.
- —— (2024). Heimwärts : Roman (in German). Frankfurt: S. Fischer. ISBN 978-3-10-397518-5.
- —— (2024). Grönemeyer (in German). Frankfurt: S. Fischer. ISBN 978-3-10-397585-7.
Thesis
- Lentz, Michael (2000). Lautpoesie, -musik nach 1945 Bd. 2 (in German). Wien: Ed. Selene. ISBN 978-3-10-043936-9. OCLC 313700605.
