Peter Schössow (born 1953 in
Hamburg) is a
German
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illustrator and author of
children's books. He studied at the
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* Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm (Ulm School of Design), founded in 1953 and closed in 1968
* Kunsthochschule Berlin-We ...
in Hamburg. Since then he has worked as an illustrator for books, newspapers and magazines. He works mainly in mixed media, but since 2003 he has also worked with computer illustrations.
Schössow's book ''My First Car Was Red'' was translated by
Sally-Ann Spencer
Sally-Ann Spencer is a British translator, specialising in German literature. She studied languages at Cambridge University before going to work in the publishing industry. In 2005, she moved to New Zealand, at the same time choosing literary ...
and published by Gecko Press.
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German illustrators
German male writers
1953 births
Living people
Date of birth missing (living people)
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