Fritz Peters (author)
Fritz Peters | |
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| Born | Arthur Anderson Peters 1913 Madison, Wisconsin |
| Died | 1979 Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Period | 1949-1978 |
| Notable works | Finistère (1951) Boyhood with Gurdjieff (1964) |
| Relatives | Margaret C. Anderson Jane Heap |
Fritz Peters (1913–1979) was an American author who wrote on themes of spirituality, mental illness, homosexuality, self and society. A nonconformist, Peters' most successful novel was Finistère, published in 1951, which sold over 350,000 copies and was an influential and unapologetic work of early gay literature.