Siegfried Lenz | |
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 Lenz in 1969 | |
| Born | 17 March 1926 Lyck, Germany; now Ełk, Poland |
| Died | 7 October 2014 (aged 88) Hamburg, Germany |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Hamburg |
| Period | 1956–2014 |
| Notable works | The German Lesson |
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Siegfried Lenz (German: [ˈziːkfʁiːt ˈlɛnts] ; 17 March 1926 – 7 October 2014) was a German writer of novels, short stories and essays, as well as dramas for radio and the theatre. In 2000 he received the Goethe Prize on the 250th Anniversary of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's birth. He won the 2010 International Nonino Prize in Italy.