Tilman Spengler

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Tilman Spengler (born 1947) is a German sinologist, writer, and journalist.^[1] The author of more than a dozen books, including Lenin's Brain (1993), he has received several literary prizes throughout his career, including:

• 1999 Mainzer Stadtschreiber
• 2003 Ernst-Hoferichter-Preis
• 2008 Literaturpreis der Stadt München

He is the great-nephew of German philosopher Oswald Spengler and the second husband of actress Daphne Wagner, great-grandson of German composer Richard Wagner.