Edmond de la Fontaine, better known by his pen name of Dicks, was a Luxembourgian jurist, poet, and lyricist, known for his work in the Luxembourgish language. He is considered the national poet of Luxembourg, and along with Michel Lentz and Michel Rodange, one of the most important figures in the history of Luxembourgian literature. In addition, his Luxemburger Sitten und Bräuche was one of the most influential early ethnographies on the Luxembourgian people.
Nikolaus “Nik” Welter was a Luxembourgish writer, playwright, poet, professor, literary critic, and statesman. He wrote predominantly in German. He also served as a Minister for Education in the government of Émile Reuter.
Moselle Franconian is a West Central German language, part of the Central Franconian language area, that includes Luxembourgish.
Mersch is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, capital of the canton of Mersch. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Alzette, Mamer and Eisch.
The culture of Luxembourg refers to the cultural life and traditions of Luxembourg. Most citizens are trilingual, speaking French and German in addition to the Germanic national language of Luxembourgish. Although its contributions to the arts are not largely known outside its borders, Luxembourg has a rich cultural history, especially in music, painting and photography. Its evolving museums, concert halls, theatres and galleries testify to its citizens' growing appreciation of culture.
Claudine Muno is a Luxembourgian author, singer, musician, music teacher, and journalist.
Anise Koltz is one of Luxembourg's major contemporary authors. Best known for her poetry and her translations of poetry, she has also written a number of children's stories. In 1962, she was a cofounder with Nic Weber of the successful literary conference series Journées littéraires de Mondorf in which she has always played a key role.
Guy Rewenig is a Luxembourg author and novelist. In 1984, he wrote the first novel in the Luxembourgish language although poems and theatrical works had appeared in the 19th century. Together with Roger Manderscheid, he is credited for initiating the current trend for novels written in Luxemburgish.
The literature of Luxembourg is little known beyond the country's borders, partly because Luxembourg authors write in one or more of the three official languages, partly because many works are specifically directed to a local readership. Furthermore, it was not until the 19th century that the literature of Luxembourg began to develop in parallel with growing awareness of the country's national identity following the Treaty of Paris (1815) and the Treaty of London (1867).
Pol Sax is a Luxembourg writer living in Berlin whose German-language novel "U5" won the Servais Prize for Luxembourg literature in 2009.
Lambert Schlechter is a Luxembourg author who has published some 30 books written in French, most of them published in France and two written in German published in Luxembourg. His work includes poetry, novels, short stories and essays. A great number of contributions to newspapers, magazines and anthologies in different countries. Since 2006 he is working on a greater prose project under the general title "Le Murmure du monde": a collection of literary, philosophical and autobiographical fragments; so far seven volumes have been published, VIII, IX and X are in preparation.
Tony Bourg, born 13 February 1912 in Weicherdange, and died 18 June 1991 in Luxembourg City, was a Luxembourgish professor, author, linguist, and literary scholar and critic.
Anne Beffort was a Luxembourg educator, literary writer and biographer. She is remembered for her works on Victor Hugo and Alexandre Soumet and for her support of French culture in Luxembourg.
Josiane Kartheiser is a Luxembourger journalist, novelist, and writer. She writes mainly in German but also in Luxembourgish.
Nora Wagener is a Luxembourg short story writer, novelist, children's writer and playwright who writes mainly in German. She has won many awards including the 2017 Prix Servais for Larven (Larvae), a collection of short stories, which was judged to be the most significant literary work published in Luxembourg in 2016.
Germaine Goetzinger is a Luxembourg writer, historian, educator and feminist. From 1995 to 2012, she headed Luxembourg's Centre national de littérature. In 2011, she was awarded the Lëtebuerger Bircherpräis for fostering collaboration in literary circles and for her outstanding contribution to documentary and analytical research into Luxembourg's literature.
Monique Philippart née Schmitt is a Luxembourg children's writer who writes in German. In 2010, for her novel Gartenzwerge küsst man nicht, she won the Lëtzebuerger Buchpräis for children and youth literature.
Anna Justine Leader is a Luxembourg poet and novelist who writes in English. She has won several awards including Luxembourg's national literary contest for young authors, first for her novel A Several World in 2014, then for her poetry collection A Lifetime Lies in 2015, and finally for her play Outlast in 2018.
Elise Schmit is a Luxembourg writer and literary critic who writes mainly in German. She has won many awards including the 2019 Prix Servais for Stürze aus unterschiedlichen Fallhöhen, a collection of short stories, which was judged to be the most significant literary work published in Luxembourg in 2018.
Charles Kohl was a sculptor, painter and lecturer from Luxembourg.
