Lukas Rietzschel

Lukas Rietzschel, born in 1994 in Räckelwitz in eastern Saxony, is a German writer. His first text was published in ZEIT-Magazin in 2012, followed by publications in various anthologies. His debut novel, *Mit der Faust in die Welt schlagen*, was published in 2018, became a bestseller, and was adapted for the stage and screen. His second novel, *Raumfahrer*, appeared in 2021, followed later by *Sanditz*. Rietzschel has received, among other distinctions, the Retzhof Prize for Young Literature, the Gellert Prize, the Saxon Literature Prize, and the Text & Sprache Literature Prize.