{{Short description|German novelist and playwright}} {{Infobox writer | name = Leif Randt | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|10|22|df=yes}} | birth_place = Frankfurt am Main, Germany | occupation = Novelist, playwright | nationality = German | notable_works = ''Leuchtspielhaus'', ''Planet Magnon'', ''Allegro Pastell'' }} '''Leif Randt''' (born 22 October 1983) is a German novelist and playwright known for his precise, understated prose.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Auf eine gute Art daneben |last= |first= |work=Die Zeit |date=2025-08-27 |url=https://www.zeit.de/kultur/literatur/2025-xx/leif-randt-lets-talk-about-feelings |language=de |url-access=subscription |access-date=2026-02-15 }}</ref><ref name="du">{{Cite web |title=Leif Randt |website=Literarikon – Universität Duisburg‑Essen |url=https://www.uni-due.de/literarikon/randt.php |language=de |access-date=2026-02-15 }}</ref>
== Biography == Randt was born 14 October 1983 in Frankfurt am Main. He grew up in Maintal and studied Creative Writing and Cultural Journalism at the University of Hildesheim. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Der Autor Leif Randt |website=Ö1 – ORF |url=https://oe1.orf.at/programm/20220222/669268/Der-Autor-Leif-Randt |language=de |date=2022-02-22 |access-date=2026-02-15 }}</ref>
Randt made his debut in 2009 with ''Leuchtspielhaus'', a novel that introduced his characteristic blend of clarity and quiet irony.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leif Randt |website=International Literature Festival Berlin |url=https://literaturfestival.com/en/authors/leifrandt/ |language=en |access-date=2026-02-15 }}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leif Randts „Planet Magnon“ – Eine Heimat für die Liebeskranken |website=Deutschlandfunk Kultur |url=https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/leif-randts-planet-magnon-eine-heimat-fuer-die-liebeskranken-100.html |language=de |date=2015-02-05 |access-date=2026-02-15 }}</ref> 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.<ref name=du />
== 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 {{cn|date=February 2026}}
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