Hans-Ulrich Treichel

Stephen D. Dowden (Brandeis University)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.1: German-language Writing and Culture: Germany, 500-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

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Born 12 Aug 1952
Activity 1990-ongoing

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Born in Germany
Active in Germany

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Essayist
Librettist
Novelist

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Berlin-based novelist, poet, librettist, and essayist Hans-Ulrich Treichel emerged as a leading German writer in the 1990s. He remains best known for his novel

Der Verlorene

[

Lost

, 1998] which deals with the long-suppressed problem of German loss and suffering after World War II. Before the 1990s, German literature seldom explored the lasting effects of grief, loss, and displacement in Germany. Treichel was one of the first to find his way imaginatively into this theme and also to reach a wider audience. As a poet and fiction writer, Treichel is distinctive for the light touch of his wry humor as a way of illuminating dark and forbidding topics, mostly via hapless male protagonists who take themselves too seriously.

Treichel was born on 8 December 1952 in the Westphalian town of Versmold,

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Citation: Dowden, Stephen D.. "Hans-Ulrich Treichel". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 12 September 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12225, accessed 10 May 2024.]

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