Fritz Peters (author)

Fritz Peters
Born
Arthur Anderson Peters

1913 (1913)
Died1979 (aged 65–66)
Period1949-1978
Notable worksFinistère (1951)
Boyhood with Gurdjieff (1964)
RelativesMargaret C. Anderson
Jane Heap

Fritz Peters (1913–1979) was an American author who wrote on themes of spirituality, mental illness, homosexuality, self and society. A nonconformist, Peters' most successful novel was Finistère, published in 1951, which sold over 350,000 copies and was an influential and unapologetic work of early gay literature.