Berlin : Ralph Giordano, a German writer and Holocaust survivor who spoke out against anti-Semitism and the far right, and later became a prominent critic of Germany's failure to integrate Muslim immigrants, has died. He was 91.
Publisher Kiepenheuer & Witsch said Giordano, known for his autobiographical 1982 novel "The Bertinis" and 22 other books, died today in Cologne.
Born March 20, 1923 in Hamburg, Giordano had a father of Sicilian descent and a German Jewish mother. The family survived by hiding in a cellar in the final months of World War II.
In recent years, Giordano opposed the building of a large new mosque in Cologne, declaring the integration of Muslim immigrants a failure, claiming they were living in parallel societies.
Publisher Kiepenheuer & Witsch said Giordano, known for his autobiographical 1982 novel "The Bertinis" and 22 other books, died today in Cologne.
Born March 20, 1923 in Hamburg, Giordano had a father of Sicilian descent and a German Jewish mother. The family survived by hiding in a cellar in the final months of World War II.
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