Helmut W. Pesch

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Helmut W. Pesch
Biographical information
BornAugust 30, 1952
OccupationAuthor, translator, private lecturer

Helmut W. Pesch (born August 30, 1952) is a german author, translator, editor, illustrator and Tolkien-expert.

Pesch studied English philology, history of art and archaeology in Cologne and later in Glasgow. In the year 1981 he do his doctorate to become Doctor of Philosophy. His doctoral thesis was the first german work about the fantastic literature called Fantasy - Theorie und Geschichte (Fantasy - theory and history) and was published in 1982.

Between 1984 and 1986 he was subeditor for Science-Fiction and Fantasy at the german publishing company Verlagsgruppe Lübbe, since then he works there as editor for fiction. Currently Helmut W. Pesch lives with his wife and his daughter near Cologne.

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