Ulla Lenze was born in Germany in 1973. She studied music and philosophy at the University of Cologne. In 2020, she was awarded the Lower Rhine Literature Prize The Radio Operator. She currently resides in Berlin. The Radio Operator is her first novel available in English.

“It’s uncanny how contemporary The Radio Operator is. . . .It broadcasts signals from the past to the present as if they were in Morse code.” — NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG“An incandescent mixture of family history and spy thriller. . . . Ulla Lenze tells the story tightly and incisively, and her sentences radiate with poetry.” — TAGESSPIEGEL“It reads like a thriller, but it's much more than that: The Radio Operator by Ulla Lenze is a historical novel that speaks of guilt intrigue, [and] of country and identity.” — Blick"Ulla Lenze does not put her protagonist on trial, instead letting the readers share in his struggle. . . . Haunting." — Die Zeit"A beautifully-written book, artfully told." — WDR Germany"A magnificently grounded personal journey with a historical core." — Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung"Captivating [and] cleverly constructed." — Tip Berlin“Based on a true story, The Radio Operator is a marvelous period piece from a unique perspective.”  — New York Journal of Books“Lenze’s elegant prose and many unique observations [keep] the story moving briskly.”    — Historical Novel Society

Ulla Lenze was born in Germany in 1973. She studied music and philosophy at the University of Cologne. In 2020, she was awarded the Lower Rhine Literature Prize The Radio Operator. She currently resides in Berlin. The Radio Operator is her first novel available in English.

“It’s uncanny how contemporary The Radio Operator is. . . .It broadcasts signals from the past to the present as if they were in Morse code.” — NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG“An incandescent mixture of family history and spy thriller. . . . Ulla Lenze tells the story tightly and incisively, and her sentences radiate with poetry.” — TAGESSPIEGEL“It reads like a thriller, but it's much more than that: The Radio Operator by Ulla Lenze is a historical novel that speaks of guilt intrigue, [and] of country and identity.” — Blick"Ulla Lenze does not put her protagonist on trial, instead letting the readers share in his struggle. . . . Haunting." — Die Zeit"A beautifully-written book, artfully told." — WDR Germany"A magnificently grounded personal journey with a historical core." — Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung"Captivating [and] cleverly constructed." — Tip Berlin“Based on a true story, The Radio Operator is a marvelous period piece from a unique perspective.”  — New York Journal of Books“Lenze’s elegant prose and many unique observations [keep] the story moving briskly.”    — Historical Novel Society

Ulla Lenze was born in Germany in 1973. She studied music and philosophy at the University of Cologne. In 2020, she was awarded the Lower Rhine Literature Prize The Radio Operator. She currently resides in Berlin. The Radio Operator is her first novel available in English.

“It’s uncanny how contemporary The Radio Operator is. . . .It broadcasts signals from the past to the present as if they were in Morse code.” — NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG“An incandescent mixture of family history and spy thriller. . . . Ulla Lenze tells the story tightly and incisively, and her sentences radiate with poetry.” — TAGESSPIEGEL“It reads like a thriller, but it's much more than that: The Radio Operator by Ulla Lenze is a historical novel that speaks of guilt intrigue, [and] of country and identity.” — Blick"Ulla Lenze does not put her protagonist on trial, instead letting the readers share in his struggle. . . . Haunting." — Die Zeit"A beautifully-written book, artfully told." — WDR Germany"A magnificently grounded personal journey with a historical core." — Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung"Captivating [and] cleverly constructed." — Tip Berlin“Based on a true story, The Radio Operator is a marvelous period piece from a unique perspective.”  — New York Journal of Books“Lenze’s elegant prose and many unique observations [keep] the story moving briskly.”    — Historical Novel Society