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Helmut Lethen

Born

in Mönchengladbach, Gau Düsseldorf, Germany

January 14, 1939

Died

August 13, 2026

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Helmut Lethen (1939–2026) was a German literary and cultural scholar who taught at the Utrecht University from 1977 to 1985 and at the University of Rostock from 1996 to 2004. He was director of the International Research Centre for Cultural Studies in Vienna from 2007 to 2016. Lethen was known internationally for books such as Verhaltenslehren der Kälte (Cool Conduct) about the Weimar Republic (1994) and Der Sound der Väter, a study of Gottfried Benn (2006).

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	Soğuk Temas: İki Savaş Arasında Almanya’da Yaşama Deneyleri ve Mesafe Kültürü by Helmut Lethen, Tuncay Birkan (Translator) 3.79 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der Sommer des Großinquisitors: Über die Faszination des Bösen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Verhaltenslehren der Kälte: Lebensversuche zwischen den Kriegen 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der Schatten des Fotografen 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Staatsräte: Elite im Dritten Reich: Gründgens, Furtwängler, Sauerbruch, Schmitt 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der Sound der Väter: Gottfried Benn und seine Zeit 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Denn für dieses Leben ist der Mensch nicht schlau genug: Erinnerungen 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stoische Gangarten: Versuche der Lebensführung \| "Großartig." Die Zeit 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Suche nach dem Handorakel: Ein Bericht (Historische Geisteswissenschaften. Frankfurter Vorträge 1) (German Edition) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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