by Hans Peter Richter · Livre de Poche Jeunesse (Le) · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782010023682
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«Mon ami Frédéric» is the historical youth novel by Hans Peter Richter, published by Livre de Poche Jeunesse in paperback (224 pages, in French).
In pre-war Germany, Frédéric, a Jewish boy, forms a deep friendship with another boy. When Hitler comes to power in 1933, his family suffers insults and discrimination, until the regime expels him from school. A moving story about Nazi persecution told through the eyes of a child.
Work originally published in German in 1961 as Damals war es Friedrich. The French translation is by Anne Georges and the cover illustration by Thomas Ehretsmann.
For readers aged 10 to 12 who want to approach Jewish persecution during the Holocaust through a story of friendship.
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.
