Rainald Maria Goetz (born 24 May 1954, inMunich) is a German author, playwright and essayist.
After studying History and Medicine in Munich and earning a degree (PhD and M.D) in each, he soon concentrated on his writing.
His first published works, especially his novelIrre ("Insane"), published in 1983, made him acult author of the intellectual left. To the delight of his fans and the dismay of some critics, he mixed neo-expressionist writing with social realism in the vein ofAlfred Döblin and the fast pace of British pop writers such asJulie Burchill. During a televised literary event in 1983, Goetz slit his own forehead with a razor blade and let the blood run down his face until he finished reading.[1]
Goetz has the reputation of an enthusiastic observer of media and pop culture. He has embraced avant-garde[citation needed] philosophers such asFoucault andLuhmann as well as the DJs of the techno movement, especiallySven Väth.[2]
He kept ablog in 1998–99 calledAbfall für alle ("rubbish for everybody"), which was later published as a book.
Goetz has won numerous literary awards.
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