Wolf Wondratschek was born in Rudolstadt, Thuringia, in 1943 and grew up in Karlsruhe. He studied literature, philosophy and sociology. He advancing to a classic writer of contemporary German poetry as a »rock poet« in the 1970’s. In 1971, he was awarded the Prize of the Blind Veterans of War for radio drama. In 1987 he followed up his fascination for boxing with »People Places Wrists«. The writer lives in Munich and Vienna.
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