Rainald Goetz
German writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
German writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rainald Maria Goetz (born 24 May 1954, in Munich) is a German author, playwright and essayist.
After studying History and Medicine in Munich and earning a degree (PhD and M.D) in each, he soon concentrated on his writing.
His first published works, especially his novel Irre ("Insane"), published in 1983, made him a cult author of the intellectual left. To the delight of his fans and the dismay of some critics, he mixed neo-expressionist writing with social realism in the vein of Alfred Döblin and the fast pace of British pop writers such as Julie Burchill. During a televised literary event in 1983, Goetz slit his own forehead with a razor blade and let the blood run down his face until he finished reading.[1]
Goetz has the reputation of an enthusiastic observer of media and pop culture. He has embraced avant-garde [citation needed] philosophers such as Foucault and Luhmann as well as the DJs of the techno movement, especially Sven Väth.[2]
He kept a blog in 1998–99 called Abfall für alle ("rubbish for everybody"), which was later published as a book.
Goetz has won numerous literary awards.
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