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Ulrich Peltzer

Born 1956 · Germany

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    Deutscher Buchpreis 2015 · Shortlist

    Das bessere Leben

    Title translated by AI:“The Better Life”

    Ulrich Peltzer · 59 when first published

    Novel · 445 pages · Politics

    AI-generated summary:Jochen Brockmann, a successful sales manager, is caught up in a collapsing system: the bank will not lend, and the unscrupulous investor Sylvester Lee Fleming appears as saviour and tempter. Former revolutionaries have become managers.