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Matthias Zschokke

Born 1954 · Switzerland

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    Schweizer Buchpreis 2023 · Shortlist

    Der graue Peter

    Title translated by AI:“The Grey Peter”

    Matthias Zschokke · 69 when first published

    Novel · 168 pages

    AI-generated summary:Despite several blows of fate, Peter goes on living as before: he lacks the feeling chromosome. When a desperate mother on a train asks him to take her son Zéphyr to Basel, a bumpy but tender bond begins.