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Rainald Maria Goetz (born 1954) is a German author, playwright and essayist.
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- Harald schmidt rainald goetz 100408
- Antrittsvorlesung von rainald goetz im rahmen der heiner m ller gastprofessur
- Biography
- Awards and honors
- Selected works
- References
Antrittsvorlesung von rainald goetz im rahmen der heiner m ller gastprofessur
Biography
After studying History and Medicine in Munich and earning a degree (PhD and M.D) in each, he soon concentrated on his writing.
With his first works, especially his novel "Irre" ("Crazy" or "Mad"), published in 1983, he became a cult author for 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 like Julie Burchill. During a televised literary tournament in 1983, Goetz slit his own forehead with a razor blade and let the blood run down his face until he finished reading.
Goetz made his name as an enthusiastic observer of media and pop culture. He embraced avant-garde philosophers like Foucault and Luhmann as well as the DJs of the techno movement, especially Sven Väth.
He kept a written a daily diary, or blog, on the web in 1998–99 called Abfall für alle ("trash for everybody"), which eventually was published as a book.
Goetz won numerous literary awards.
Awards and honors
Selected works
