Lambert Schlechter
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Lambert Schlechter is a Luxembourg
author who has written in both German and French but has now adopted French as his preferred language. His work includes poetry, novels, essays and contributions to newspapers and magazines.
, Schlechter studied philosophy and literature in Paris
and Nancy before teaching at the Lycée Classique in Echternach
. His first works, Das große Rasenstück (1981), a collection of poems, and Buntspecht im Hirn (1982), in prose, were followed by articles, short stories (Partances, 2003) and novels (Le silence inutile, 1991) in French. He was vice-president of the Luxembourg section of Amnesty International
, Luxembourg representative in the International Service for Human Rights in Geneva, member of the Société des écrivains luxembourgeois de langue française (SELF), president of the Conseil national du livre and vice-president of the Conseil national du livre. He has won numerous awards and distinctions including the Servais Prize
in 2007 for his novel Le murmure du monde et autre fragments.
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
author who has written in both German and French but has now adopted French as his preferred language. His work includes poetry, novels, essays and contributions to newspapers and magazines.
Biography
Born on 4 December 1941 in Luxembourg CityLuxembourg (city)
The city of Luxembourg , also known as Luxembourg City , is a commune with city status, and the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is located at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse Rivers in southern Luxembourg...
, Schlechter studied philosophy and literature in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and Nancy before teaching at the Lycée Classique in Echternach
Echternach
Echternach is a commune with city status in the canton of Echternach, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher, in eastern Luxembourg. Echternach lies near the border with Germany, and is the oldest town in Luxembourg....
. His first works, Das große Rasenstück (1981), a collection of poems, and Buntspecht im Hirn (1982), in prose, were followed by articles, short stories (Partances, 2003) and novels (Le silence inutile, 1991) in French. He was vice-president of the Luxembourg section of Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
, Luxembourg representative in the International Service for Human Rights in Geneva, member of the Société des écrivains luxembourgeois de langue française (SELF), president of the Conseil national du livre and vice-president of the Conseil national du livre. He has won numerous awards and distinctions including the Servais Prize
Servais Prize
The Servais Prize for Literature is a Luxembourgian literary award, awarded since 1992 by the Servais Foundation. It is judged by a jury, and can be bestowed upon any writer from Luxembourg, regardless of format or language.-List of laureates:...
in 2007 for his novel Le murmure du monde et autre fragments.
Works
- "Das grosse Rasenstück", poems, Éditions Guy Binsfeld, Luxembourg, 1981
- La muse démuselée, poems, Éditions phi, Echternach, (Luxembourg), 1982 ISBN 978-3-88865-010-9
- "Buntspecht im Hirn", prose, collection MOL, DifferdangeDifferdangeDifferdange is a commune with city status in south-western Luxembourg. Differdange is an industrial city that was home to much of Luxembourg's steel production, and lies near the borders with Belgium and France...
(Luxembourg), 1982 - Angle mort, le livret de la cambuse, Éditions phi, Echternach (Luxembourg), 1988 ISBN 2-91438-768-7
- Pieds de mouche, Éditions phi, Echternach (Luxembourg), 1990 ISBN 2-87962-008-2
- Le silence inutile, novel, Éditions phi, Echternach (Luxembourg), 1991 ISBN 2-71030-710-3
- Ruine de parole, novel, Éditions phi, Luxembourg, 1993 ISBN 2-87962-022-8
- Honda rouge et cent pigeons, poem, Éditions phi, 1994 ISBN 2-87962-042-2
- Partances, short stories, Éditions L'Escampette, BordeauxBordeauxBordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, 2003 ISBN 2-91438-723-7 - Smoky, Éditions Le Temps qu'il fait, Cognac, 2003 ISBN 2-86853-387-6
- Le papillon de Solutré, Éditions phi, Luxembourg, 2003 ISBN 2-87962-178-X
- Le monde immodérément, with Valérie Rouzeau, Éditions nuit myrtide, Lille, 2004 ISBN 2-91319-232-7
- Le murmure du monde, Éditions Le Castor Astral, 2006, (Prix Servais 2007) ISBN 2-85920-653-1
- Ici c'est comme nulle part, Éditions bibliophiles Transignum, Paris, 2007
- Petits travaux dans la maison, Éditions phi, Luxembourg, 2008 ISBN 978-2-87962-254-5
- Pourquoi le merle de Breughel n'est peut-être qu'un corbeau, Éditions Estuaires, Luxembourg, 2008 ISBN 978-2-9599704-4-3
- La robe de nudité, Éditions des Vanneaux, Collection Amorosa, 2008 ISBN 978-2-916071-39-8
- L'envers de tous les endroits, Éditions phi, Collection graphiti, 2010 ISBN 978-2-87962-281-1
- La trame des jours, (Le murmure du monde 2), Éditions des Vanneaux, 2010 ISBN 978-2-916071619
External links
- Le murmure du monde, his blog