Friedrich by Hans Peter Richter (Book Analysis) E-Book

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• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 14

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2016

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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Friedrich by Hans Peter Richter, the heart-breaking story of two young boys growing up in Nazi Germany who, despite their similar upbringing and close friendship, are torn apart by anti-Semitism and the horrors of World War II. The novel won the prestigious American Batchelder Award in 1972, a prize for the most outstanding foreign language children’s literature. Having been translated into 13 different languages, it is the most famous work by Richter, who has written many notable books on sociology and psychology and drew on his own experiences of life in Nazi Germany for this novel.
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Leseprobe

Hans Peter Richter

German writer and psychosociologist

Born in Cologne in 1925Died in Mainz in 1993Notable works:I Was There (1962), novelFriedrich (1963), novelThe Time of the Young Soldiers (1967), novel

Hans Peter Richter was a German writer and psychosociologist born in Cologne in 1925 (the same year as the children whose story he tells in Friedrich). During his childhood, he witnessed Nazi propaganda, Hitler’s accession to power and his dictatorship. Although Friedrich is not autobiographical, the author drew on his own experience when writing it.

As a sociologist, he was also interested in work organisation and academic life. He wrote many works, including a study on children’s literature, and co-wrote radio and television programmes.

Friedrich

A narrative account of an unclear period

Genre: children’s novelReference edition: Richter, H. P. (1970) Friedrich. Trans. Kroll, E. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.First edition: 1963Themes: Second World War, Nazism, Holocaust, friendship, childhood

Friedrich was published in 1963. The novel recounts the lives of two children in Germany in the 1930s. They are friends and live in the same building. One is the narrator, the other is Friedrich, a Jewish boy. When Hitler comes to power in Germany in 1933, Friedrich’s life, and that of millions of other Jews, will be turned upside down.

The story is told by Friedrich’s friend, who, powerless, witnesses the bullying, injustice and violence of which the Jewish community is victim.

Summary

Chapters 1-10