Life
Starting in 1975, Ulrich Peltzer studied philosophy and social psychology in Berlin. He graduated as a psychologist in 1982. Since then he has been working as a full-time author.
He has written five novels. Four of them deal with his experiences in Berlin, but one takes place in New York (Bryant Park). Peltzer usually rejects conventional, realistic descriptions of reality. Instead, his characters are depicted through a stream-of-consciousness technique.
Ulrich Peltzer lives in Berlin.
Ulrich Peltzer has received several awards:
- 2009/2010 Stadtschreiber von Bergen
- 2008 Berliner Literaturpreis for lifetime achievement
- 2003 Bremer Literaturpreis
- 2001 Niederrheinischer Literaturpreis of the city of Krefeld
- 2000 Preis der SWR-Bestenliste
- 1997 Anna-Seghers-Preis
- 1996 Berliner Literaturpreis of the Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung
- 1992 Bertelsmann-award at the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize in Klagenfurt
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