Richard B. Pelzer
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Richard Pelzer | |
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| Author Richard Pelzer 2004 Author Richard Pelzer 2004 | |
| Occupation | Memoirist, Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
Richard Bryan Pelzer, (born June 16, 1965 in San Francisco, California) is an American public speaker, memoirist and author. Pelzer is the fourth of five sons of Stephen Pelzer and Catherine Roerva. He is author of A Brother’s Journey as well as the sequel entitled A Teenager’s Journey.
He is married with four children.
Richard will release A Man's Journey on February 2010. People have criticized Richard for not publishing A Man's Journey sooner. Hey Richard, Why the delay dude? Your strategy of holding it back is not working idiot.
Abuse as a child
Pelzer is the author of a number of New York Times best-sellers, including A Brother’s Journey, an account of the story of his young adult life.
Unlike his brother, David Pelzer, Richard was never taken away from his parents, but he did go through similar abuse.
Controversy
A rather heated argument has been alleged between Richard Pelzer and his brother Dave Pelzer. Questions about Richard’s brother’s ethos have been raised concerning Dave’s heavily one sided depiction of his childhood. Numerous articles have been associated with Richard’s brother including The Mail on Sunday ("Is He Making 'It' All Up?"), the New York Times Magazine ("Dysfunction for Dollars", by Pat Jordan, July 28, 2002), and the online magazine Slate ("Dave Pelzer - The Child Abuse Entrepreneur").
There is a notable difference between these two brothers. As siblings, they spent only a few years together as children, Dave Pelzer was removed to foster care by state authorities around 1973 and Richard Pelzer was not.
Richard Pelzer has been quoted on public radio and newsprint in the United States as saying “I would rather donate to a cause than ask them to pay tens of thousands of dollars to hear how great I am or how much good I bring to the world. I just can't find the need to self promote a farce. But then again we are very different people [my brother and I].
"I would rather have people hate me for what I am than love me for what I am not."
"I would never have the nerve to tell children or anyone for that matter, that I could fly them in my private jet and drop them off in Iraq only to show that their life isn’t as bad as others may have it. For one thing, I don’t have a jet, I don’t have need to travel to Iraq and I would never assume that someone else doesn’t have it as bad as I once did. That’s simply presumptuous and arrogant."
Pen names
In addition to his non-fiction work, Richard Pelzer has written novels. According to his website,[1] some of them are offered at Publisher's Marketplace under the name of "Jonas Kohler", a "New York Times Bestselling author who desires to remain anonyms [sic]."[2]
Reviews
- Booklist, November 15, 2004, Stephanie Zvirin, review of A Brother's Journey: Surviving a Childhood of Abuse, p. 538.
- Kirkus Reviews, October 15, 2004, review of A Brother's Journey, p. 995.
- Library Journal, January 1, 2005, Antoinette Brinkman, review of A Brother's Journey, p. 132.
- Publishers Weekly, November 15, 2004, review of A Brother's Journey, p. 50.
References
- ^ "Projects On Offer / Proposals Available". Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- ^ "Jonas Kohler". [publishersmarketplace.com PublishersMarketplace]. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
External links
Resources
- Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2006. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2006.