The German Institute for Literature (German: ''Deutsches Literaturinstitut Leipzig'', DLL) is a part of

Leipzig University Leipzig University (german: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. The university was founded on 2 December ...

. It was founded in 1955 under the name Johannes R. Becher-Institut. Among the noted writers who graduated from the school are Heinz Czechowski,

Kurt Drawert Kurt is a male given name of Germanic or Turkish origin. ''Kurt'' or ''Curt'' originated as short forms of the Germanic Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. In Turkish, Kurt means "Wolf" and i ...

, Adolf Endler,

Ralph Giordano Ralph Giordano (23 March 1923 – 10 December 2014) was a German writer and publicist. Life and career Giordano was born to a Sicilian father and a German Jewish mother in Hamburg. He attended the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums from 1933 to ...

, Kerstin Hensel, Sarah and Rainer Kirsch, Angela Krauß, Erich Loest,

Fred Wander Fred Wander (5 January 1917 – 10 July 2006) was an Austrian writer and Holocaust survivor. Wander was born Fritz Rosenblatt in Vienna, he left school at 14 and worked as an apprentice in a textile mill, before travelling around Europe takin ...

Clemens Meyer Clemens Meyer (born 1977) is a German writer. He is the author of ''Als wir träumten'' (''As We Were Dreaming'', 2006), ''Die Nacht, die Lichter'' (''All the Lights'', 2008), ''Gewalten'' (''Acts of Violence'', 2010), ''Im Stein'' (''Bricks an ...

, Juli Zeh,

Kristof Magnusson Kristof Magnusson (born Kristof Weitemeier-Magnusson; 4 March 1976 in Hamburg) is an Icelandic-German novelist and translator. He lives in Berlin. After his training as a church musician he studied literary and scenic writing in Leipzig and Berl ...

, Anna Kaleri and Volker Altwasser and

Werner Bernreuther Werner Bernreuther (born 6 December 1941 in Sonneberg, Thuringia) is a German actor, singer-songwriter, writer, poet, translator and painter. Biography Bernreuther trained as an electrician, studied 1965–1969 at the Academy of Dramatic Art ...

. Closed in 1990, the institute was refounded in 1995. Currently, Hans-Ulrich Treichel, Josef Haslinger and Michael Lentz are professors.

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* (German) Leipzig University {{Saxony-struct-stub