Peter O. Chotjewitz
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Peter O. Chotjewitz | |
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Born | 14 June 1934 Berlin, Germany |
Died | 15 December 2010 Stuttgart, Germany | (aged 76)
Peter Otto Chotjewitz (14 June 1934 - 15 December 2010) was a German writer, translator and lawyer.
Biography
Born in Schöneberg, Berlin to a Jewish family, Chotjewitz made his debut as a writer in the mid-1960s with experimental works, before achieving his breakthrough in the second half of the 1970s with some politically engaged and often controversial novels.[1][2] He was also very active as a translator of Italian authors, including Leonardo Sciascia, Dario Fo, Giuseppe Fava, Luciano Canfora, and Nanni Balestrini.[1]
Also a lawyer, he served as a defense counsel for terrorist Andreas Baader.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c "Politischer Schriftsteller: Peter O. Chotjewitz gestorben". Der Spiegel (in German). 15 December 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ a b John Sandford, "Chotjewitz, Peter O.", in Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture. Routledge, 2013, pp. 99-100. ISBN 1136816100.
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