Hans Peter Richter

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Hans Peter Richter (1926-1993) was a German author. Born in Cologne, Germany, Richter wrote many books for children and young adults. Notable among them is the novel Friedrich (in German Damals War Es Friedrich), about the persecution of Jews in Germany during the Holocaust. Friedrich won the American Library Association's 1972 ALSC Batchelder Award for children's books.

Some of his most notable books are:

  • The Time of the Young Soldiers
  • I Was There
  • Friedrich

He also published several books on sociology and psychology.

He died in Munich in November of 1993.

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