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'''Leif Randt''' (born 22 October 1983) is a German novelist and playwright. |title=Auf eine gute Art daneben
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|work=Die Zeit
|date=2025-08-27
|url=https://www.zeit.de/kultur/literatur/20 ... t-feelings
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== Biography ==
Leif Randt (born 14 October 1983 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German novelist known for his precise, understated prose. |title=Leif Randt
|website=Literarikon – Universität Duisburg‑Essen
|url=https://www.uni-due.de/literarikon/randt.php
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He grew up in Maintal and studied Creative Writing and Cultural Journalism at the University of Hildesheim. |title=Der Autor Leif Randt
|website=Ö1 – ORF
|url=https://oe1.orf.at/programm/20220222/66 ... Leif-Randt
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Randt made his debut in 2009 with ''Leuchtspielhaus'', a novel that introduced his characteristic blend of clarity and quiet irony. |title=Leif Randt
|website=International Literature Festival Berlin
|url=https://literaturfestival.com/en/authors/leifrandt/
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== Career ==
In 2015 Randt published ''Planet Magnon'', a speculative novel set in a post‑capitalist future. The book attracted critical attention for its unusual combination of utopian architecture, communal structures, and emotional minimalism. |title=Leif Randts „Planet Magnon“ – Eine Heimat für die Liebeskranken
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|date=2015-02-05
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His later novel ''Allegro Pastell'' (2020) explored digital‑age relationships and was widely discussed for its portrayal of intimacy mediated through technology.

== Personal life ==
Randt divides his time between Berlin and Maintal and continues to work as a novelist and cultural commentator.

== Works ==
=== Novels ===
* ''Leuchtspielhaus'' (2009)
* ''Schimmernder Dunst über CobyCounty'' (2011)
* ''Planet Magnon'' (2015)
* ''Allegro Pastell'' (2020)

=== Plays and other writing ===
* ''Die Kanzlerin – Eine Fiktion'' (2017)
* Essays and short prose in German literary magazines

== Awards and recognition ==
* Festival of German-Language Literature
* Erich Fried Prize
* Immergut Festival
* Mörike-Preis der Stadt Fellbach
* Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis
* MDR-Literaturpreis

1983 births
Living people
German male writers
People from Frankfurt