Siegfried Lenz
Siegfried Lenz
Siegfried Lenzwas 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...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth17 March 1926
CountryGermany
discover exposed happily happy living means precisely suddenly
Sometimes, it is precisely when you discover that you are living very happily that you suddenly find yourself in danger. To be happy means to discover that you are exposed to being hurt.
deserves material until
I read what I write over and over and make corrections and improvements, until I reach the conclusion that the material deserves to stand on its own.
capable characters convinced dilemma issue starts
Every story I write starts with a dilemma or a theme. Once I am convinced that this is the issue that is perturbing my thoughts, I start to look for characters capable of representing it.