Siegfried Lenz
German novelist and one of the most widely read authors in postwar German literature. The German Lesson is his masterpiece, an examination of German obedience and the suppression of art under National Socialism.
Works
- The German LessonNovel of painter's refusal to paint during Nazi occupation of Denmark
- The LighthouseNovel of lighthouse keeper's isolation and moral reckoning
- An Exemplary LifeNovel exploring individual identity and moral responsibility in post-war Germany
- HeritageStory of family secrets and generational conflict across Polish-German borders
- The SurvivorAccount of a man's struggle to survive and rebuild after wartime devastation