About Rudolf Lorenzen
Lived 1922 – 2013 (aged 91). Rudolf Lorenzen was a German journalist, writer and director.
Rudolf Lorenzen (5 February 1922 – 27 November 2013) was a German novelist.
Lorenzen was born in Lübeck. His best-known work, Anything But A Hero (Alles andere als ein Held), is about an ordinary German boy who grows up in pre-war Germany, serves in the German army during WWII and finds his way in the shipping business afterwards. He also wrote the short story "The Expedition", which takes place in the future, when a voyage begins to the furthest known planet in the Solar System, Cerberus.
Lorenzen died in Berlin, aged 91.
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Who was Rudolf Lorenzen?
German writer (1922–2013)
When was Rudolf Lorenzen born?
Rudolf Lorenzen was born on 5 February 1922 in Lübeck.
When did Rudolf Lorenzen die?
Rudolf Lorenzen died on 27 November 2013 in Berlin.
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Rudolf Lorenzen was a journalist, writer and director.
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Rudolf Lorenzen was German.
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