Peter Klusen facts for kids
Peter Klusen (born in 1951) is a German writer, translator, and cartoonist. He is known for creating plays, poems, and stories, especially for young people. He also draws funny cartoons for magazines.
About Peter Klusen
Peter Klusen was born in Mönchengladbach, Germany. After studying German language, journalism, and social science at universities like Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz and RWTH Aachen University, he worked as a teacher. He taught at a distance learning university and at a high school in Mönchengladbach.
His Creative Work
Starting in 1980, Peter Klusen began writing plays for children and teenagers. His plays often explore important topics. These include the challenges faced by people who feel different or like "outsiders." He also writes about peer pressure, which is when friends try to make you do things. Another common theme is how prejudice forms and affects people.
Besides these serious topics, Klusen has also written wonderful fairy-tale plays. He writes poems, short stories, and even crime stories. He has also rewritten classic children's books to make them new and exciting.
Awards and Recognition
Peter Klusen was a regular contributor to a German annual publication called Muschelhaufen from 1994 to 2008. His talent has been recognized with several awards. In 1998, he received the Bad Wildbad Prize of Children's Literature. Later, in 2007, he won the F&F Prize of Literature in Frankfurt/M.
Translations and Cartoons
Klusen has also worked as a translator. He translated Mark Twain's famous novel The Prince and the Pauper into German in 1996. He even turned this story into a play, which was first performed in 2003 at the Schauspielhaus Bochum theater.
You can find Peter Klusen's cartoons in various journals and calendars. His drawings have also appeared in Eulenspiegel, which is a well-known German satirical magazine.
Peter Klusen is married and lives in Viersen, Germany.
