Rudolf Lorenzen
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Rudolf Lorenzen is the author of the novel Anything But A Hero (Alles andere als ein Held), about an ordinary German boy who grows up in pre-war Germany
, serves in the German army
during WWII
and finds his way in the shipping business afterwards. He also wrote the short story
"The Expedition", which takes place in the future, when a voyage begins to the furthest known planet in the solar system
, Cerberus.
Interwar period
Interwar period can refer to any period between two wars. The Interbellum is understood to be the period between the end of the Great War or First World War and the beginning of the Second World War in Europe....
, serves in the German army
German Army
The German Army is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Following the disbanding of the Wehrmacht after World War II, it was re-established in 1955 as the Bundesheer, part of the newly formed West German Bundeswehr along with the Navy and the Air Force...
during WWII
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and finds his way in the shipping business afterwards. He also wrote the short story
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
"The Expedition", which takes place in the future, when a voyage begins to the furthest known planet in the solar system
Solar System
The Solar System consists of the Sun and the astronomical objects gravitationally bound in orbit around it, all of which formed from the collapse of a giant molecular cloud approximately 4.6 billion years ago. The vast majority of the system's mass is in the Sun...
, Cerberus.