Siegfried Lenz

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March 17, 1926

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Siegfried Lenz (born 17 March 1926 in Lyck (Ełk), East Prussia) is a German writer who has written twelve novels and produced several collections of short stories, essays, and plays for radio and the theatre. He was awarded the Goethe Prize in Frankfurt-am-Main on the 250th Anniversary of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's birth. Lenz and his wife, Liselotte, also exchanged over 100 letters with Paul Celan and his wife, Gisèle Lestrange between 1952 and 1961.

Siegfried Lenz, was a son of a customs officer in Lyck (Elk), East Prussia. After his graduation exam in 1943, he was drafted into the navy.

According to documents released in June 2007, he may have joined the Nazi party on the 12th of July 1943.

Shortly before the end of World War II, he defec...more

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Average rating: 3.84 · 1,560 ratings · 121 reviews · 72 distinct works · Similar authors

	The German Lesson by Siegfried Lenz, Eithne Wilkins (Translator), Ernst Kaiser (Translator) 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 554 ratings — published 1968 — 26 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Schweigeminute 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 299 ratings — published 2008 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So zärtlich war Suleyken. Masurische Geschichten. 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1974 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Das Feuerschiff 3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 1962 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arnes Nachlaß 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1978 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fundbüro. 3.22 of 5 stars 3.22 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Landesbühne 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heimatmuseum 4.61 of 5 stars 4.61 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1978 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Es waren Habichte in der Luft 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 26 ratings — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der Mann im Strom 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1971 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Eine Hure wird niemals eine Hure, wenn sie nicht dazu gemacht wird.”
― Siegfried Lenz

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