Michael Lentz Explained

Michael Lentz (born 1964) is a German author, musician, and performer of experimental texts and sound poetry.

Life

Lentz was born in Düren.^[1] His father (1927–2014) was city manager (German: Oberstadtdirektor) of Düren.^[2] Lentz completed his Abitur at the in 1983 and studied German studies, history and philosophy in Aachen and Munich. He completed his PhD in 1999; the thesis was titled Lautpoesie, -musik nach 1945 (Sound Poetry, Music After 1945). Lentz was student of Josef Anton Riedl and saxophonist in Riedl's Ensemble.^[3] He was the winner of the 2001 Ingeborg Bachmann Prize for his book .^[4] In May 2006, he was appointed professor for literary writing at the German Literature Institute, University of Leipzig.^[5] The genres of his work are poems, plays, radio plays, short stories and novels.

Lentz lives in Munich.^[6]

Awards

• 2001 Ingeborg Bachmann Prize for Muttersterben
• 2005 Preis der Literaturhäuser
• 2012 ^[7]

Memberships

• 2014 Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung, Darmstadt^[8]

Works

• Book: Lentz, Michael . Muttersterben : Prosa . S. Fischer . Frankfurt am Main . 2002 . 3-10-044810-3 . 49197516 . de.
• Book: Lentz, Michael . 2 . Liebeserklärung : Roman . S. Fischer . Frankfurt am Main . 2003 . 3-10-043923-6 . 53098619 . de.
• Book: Lentz, Michael . 2 . Pazifik Exil : Roman . S. Fischer . Frankfurt am Main . 2007 . 978-3-10-043925-3 . 166334124 . de.
• Book: Lentz, Michael . 2 . S. Fischer Verlag GmbH . Schattenfroh ein Requiem . Frankfurt am Main . 2018 . 978-3-10-043938-3 . 1033644155 . de.
• Book: Lentz, Michael . 2 . Innehaben : Schattenfroh und die Bilder . Frankfurt . 2020 . 978-3-10-390006-4 . 1226678308 . de.

Thesis

• Book: Lentz, Michael . Lautpoesie, -musik nach 1945 Bd. 2. . Wien . 2000 . 978-3-10-043936-9 . 313700605 . de.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung – Mitglieder – Michael Lentz – Selbstvorstellung . Akademie . de . 30 November 2022.
2. Web site: Michael Lentz . Munzinger Biographie . de . 30 November 2022.
3. Web site: Michael Lentz . Lyrikline.org . 15 May 1964 . 30 November 2022.
4. News: Poiss . Thomas . Michael Lentz: Muttersterben: Alphabet des Drachen . . 1 January 1970 . de . 30 November 2022.
5. Web site: Personen . DichterLesen.net . de . 30 November 2022.
6. Web site: Morgenstern . Christian . Soundbox – Lautpoesie/- musik: eine Bestandsaufnahme . Stiftung Lyrik Kabinett . de . 30 November 2022.
7. Web site: Lesung und Gespräch mit Michael Lentz "Schattenfroh" . Stiftisches Gymnasium Düren . 13 November 2022 . de . 30 November 2022.
8. Web site: Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung – Presse – Neue Mitglieder . Akademie . 25 June 2014 . de . 30 November 2022.