Ulrich Peltzer

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Ulrich Peltzer (born 9 December 1956) is a German novelist.

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Life

Peltzer was born in Krefeld. Starting in 1975, he studied philosophy and social psychology in Berlin. He graduated as a psychologist in 1982. Since then he has been working as a full-time author.

As of 2007, he has written five novels. Four of them deal with his experiences in Berlin, but one takes place in New York (Bryant Park). Peltzer usually rejects conventional, realistic descriptions of reality. Instead, his characters are depicted through a stream-of-consciousness technique.

Peltzer lives in Berlin.

Awards

Peltzer has received several awards:

Novels

Interviews

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References

  1. ↑ "Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis | Literaturpreis Gewinner".
  2. ↑ "Popcorn in Manhattan". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Frankfurt. 2 March 2002. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Schröder, Christoph (28 July 2015). "Wo kommt all die Hohlheit her?". Die Zeit (in German). Hamburg. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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