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Lutz Seiler

Lutz Seiler is a poet, novelist and essayist living in Wilhelmshorst and Stockholm. Since 1997 he has been the literary director and custodian of the Peter Huchel Haus. His novel Star 111, his volume of non-fiction In Case of Loss and the poetry collection Pitch & Glint are now available in English. In 2023 he was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize.

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Essays & Memoir | Issue 165 padlock
Essays & Memoir | Issue 165 padlock

In the Movie Bunker

Lutz Seiler

‘On 6 April 1981, I walked into the District Conscription Office, thereby obeying the very first command of my time as a soldier.’

Memoir from Lutz Seiler, translated by Martyn Crucefix.

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