Siegfried Lenz was born in the East Prussian town of Lyck. in 1926. Starting with his novel Es waren Habichte in der Luft ('There were hawks in the air'), his works have been published by Hoffmann und Campe Cerlag. Lenz has been awarded numerous prizes, including the Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt and the Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels (Peace Award of the German Book Trade). Previous works include: Das Feuerschiff (1960); Die Deutschstunde (1968) - English-language edition, W.W. Norton; Heimatmuseum (1978); Das serbische Mädchen (1987); Die Auflehnung (1994); Das Fundbüro (2003) His works have been translated into more than 30 languages. Translation rights available from: Hoffmann und Campe Verlag Tel: +49 40 44188281 E-mail: valerie.schneider@hoca.de Contact: Valerie Schneider Applications for assistance with translation costs - Germany