Peter O. Chotjewitz

Peter Otto Chotjewitz 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. He was also very active as a translator of Italian authors, including Leonardo Sciascia, Dario Fo, Giuseppe Fava, Luciano Canfora, and Nanni Balestrini.
Also a lawyer, he served as a defense counsel for terrorist Andreas Baader.