Writer Lutz Seiler is this year's winner of the German language's most esteemed literary award, the Georg Büchner Prize. While he began his career as a poet, Seiler found a new level of fame with his debut novel, Kruso.
Ednews reports that the jury of the German Academy for Language and Poetry on Tuesday named poet-turned-novelist Lutz Seiler the winner of the Georg Büchner Prize.
The 60-year-old writer is perhaps best known for his novels, Kruso and Star 111, both influenced by his younger life in the former East Germany.