Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2001) Winner
Michael Lentz
ミヒャエル・レンツ
Michael Lentz
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964-05-15 （Düren, Germany）
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Munich, Germany
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Musician, Performer, Professor
- Affiliations
- German Literature Institute, University of Leipzig, Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung (member, 2014)
- Memberships
- Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
- Influenced By
- Josef Anton Riedl (teacher/mentor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stiftisches Gymnasium Düren | — | — | Abitur | 〜1983 | Germany |
| Universities in Aachen and Munich (studies in German studies, history, philosophy) | — | — | — | 1980s–1990s | Germany |
| Unknown (PhD awarded) | — | — | PhD | 1999 | Germany |
Stiftisches Gymnasium Düren
Degree:
Abitur
Period:
〜1983
Year of Graduation:
1983
Country:
Germany
Completed secondary education (Abitur)
Universities in Aachen and Munich (studies in German studies, history, philosophy)
Period:
1980s–1990s
Country:
Germany
Studied German studies, history and philosophy in Aachen and Munich
Unknown (PhD awarded)
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1999
Year of Graduation:
1999
Country:
Germany
Doctoral thesis titled 'Lautpoesie, -musik nach 1945' (Sound Poetry, Music After 1945)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Ingeborg Bachmann Prize | Muttersterben | — | Ingeborg Bachmann Prize organizers | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Preis der Literaturhäuser | — | — | Preis der Literaturhäuser organizers | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Walter-Hasenclever-Literaturpreis | — | — | Walter-Hasenclever-Literaturpreis organizers | 受賞 |
Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
2001
Work:
Muttersterben
Organization:
Ingeborg Bachmann Prize organizers
Result:
受賞
Preis der Literaturhäuser
2005
Organization:
Preis der Literaturhäuser organizers
Result:
受賞
Walter-Hasenclever-Literaturpreis
2012
Organization:
Walter-Hasenclever-Literaturpreis organizers
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Muttersterben
2002 Prose / experimental novelAn experimental prose work dealing with the death of the mother and family loss, characterized by fragmentary structure exploring language and memory.
lossfamilymemorylinguistic experimentation
Liebeserklärung
2003 NovelA novel themed around love and expression; the style is experimental with distinctive use of sound and language.
loveexpressionlanguage
Pazifik Exil
2007 NovelA work addressing exile and alienation, featuring a narrative that interweaves place names and memories.
alienationmemorysense of place
Schattenfroh
2018 Requiem-like work / poetic projectA requiem-like work; a poetic attempt centered on loss and reconsideration.
lossmourningpoetic experimentation
Innehaben: Schattenfroh und die Bilder
2020 Essay / critical workAn essay on 'Schattenfroh' and related images; explores the relationship between the work and visual representation.
imagetheory of representationwork studies
Bibliography
- Muttersterben (2002)
- Liebeserklärung (2003)
- Pazifik Exil (2007)
- Schattenfroh (2018)
- Innehaben: Schattenfroh und die Bilder (2020)
- Lautpoesie, -musik nach 1945 (Doctoral thesis, 1999/2000)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental textssound poetryfragmentary/montage structures
- Recurring Motifs
- loss and deathmotherhoodmemory and fragmentationboundaries of sound and language
Legacy
Michael Lentz is a German writer of experimental poetry and prose, a practitioner of sound poetry, and a professor of creative writing. He won the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize in 2001 among other awards and is regarded as an important figure in linguistic experimentation in contemporary German literature.
Academic Societies
- Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
Trivia
- His father Hubert Lentz served as city manager (Oberstadtdirektor) of Düren (1927–2014).
- Official website: https://www.michaellentz.com/home/
- He earned a PhD in 1999; his thesis focused on sound poetry and post-1945 music.