by Hans Peter Richter · DTV Deutscher Taschenbuch · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783423078009
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«Damals war es Friedrich» is the historical young adult novel by Hans Peter Richter, published by DTV Deutscher Taschenbuch in paperback (176 pages, in German).
Two friends grow up in the same building and share a desk, but the rise of Nazism marks their lives differently: Friedrich, from a Jewish family, suffers growing discrimination, while his friend, trapped by the social climate, feels increasingly less able to help him. The novel moves from a protected childhood towards everyday persecution.
Originally published in 1961, it was awarded the Mildred L. Batchelder Award in 1972. It belongs to the dtv pocket collection (number 7800).
A common school reading and a gateway to the history of Nazism for young and teenage readers.
Hans Peter Richter was a German author. He was born in Cologne, Germany, and went to Volksschule and Aufbauschule. He took part in World War II as a soldier with the highest military rank of lieutenant from 1942 to 1945. He lost his left arm because of an injury in the war. Richter studied psychology and sociology in Cologne, Bonn and Mainz from 1948 to 1952. He achieved his promotion as Dr. rer. pol. at the University of Tübingen in 1952. He focused on independent research activities for business enterprises and broadcasting corporations from 1953 to 1973.
