About Michael Lentz
Born 1964. Michael Lentz is a German literary scholar, university teacher, writer, poet and musician.
Michael Lentz (born 1964) is a German author, musician, and performer of experimental texts and sound poetry. His father (1927–2014) was city manager of Düren. Lentz completed his Abitur at the in 1983 and studied German studies, history and philosophy in Aachen and Munich. He was the winner of the 2001 Ingeborg Bachmann Prize for his book . In May 2006, he was appointed professor for literary writing at the German Literature Institute, University of Leipzig. He lived in Munich for several years.
Awards 2001 Ingeborg Bachmann Prize for Muttersterben
Memberships 2014 Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung, Darmstadt
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Michael Lentz was born on 15 May 1964 in Düren.
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Michael Lentz is a literary scholar, university teacher, writer, poet and musician.
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Michael Lentz is German.
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