by Hans Peter Richter · Hachette · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782010201455
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«Mon ami Frédéric» is the historical youth novel by Hans Peter Richter, published by Hachette in paperback (222 pages, in French).
In interwar Germany, two boys grow up as inseparable friends in the same building. Only one circumstance sets them apart: Frédéric is Jewish. As Nazism advances, Frédéric's family suffers insults, exclusion, and growing violence, while his friend helplessly witnesses the dehumanization of the neighbours.
Originally published in German as «Damals war es Friedrich» (1961), translated into French by Christiane Prélet and illustrated by Mette Ivers. Number 8 in the Livre de Poche Jeunesse collection.
Aimed at readers aged 9 to 12, it is a gateway to historical fiction about Nazism and the Holocaust.
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.
