Richard B. Pelzer
Richard Bryan Pelzer was an American public speaker, memoirist and author. He was the author of A Brother's Journey and its follow up, A Teenager's Journey.
Biography
Pelzer was the fourth of five sons of Stephen Pelzer and Catherine Roerva. He received his bachelor's degree in child and adolescent development from Southern [New Hampshire University] in 2015.He was divorced with four children.
Pelzer published his memoir, A Brother's Journey, an account of the story of his young adult life. Pelzer was also the author of A Teenager's Journey, which recounts his teenage years. His brother, Dave Pelzer, was severely abused by their mother when he was a child.
Controversy
Pelzer and his brother Dave Pelzer, who wrote A Child Called "It" about his own abuse by their mother, have raised questions about each's depictions of their childhoods. Articles in The [New York Times Magazine] and Slate have expressed skepticism of claims made by Dave Pelzer.Death
Richard Pelzer died by suicide on September 13, 2019, after a difficult battle with his mental health.Resources
- Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2006. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2006.
Category:Writers from San Francisco
Category:1965 births
Category:2019 deaths
Category:Southern [New Hampshire University alumni]
Category:21st-century American male writers
Category:21st-century American memoirists
Category:Suicides in [the United States]
Category:2019 suicides
ja:デイヴ・ペルザー