Departures of note

Joachim Lottmann was a German author whose work spanned novels, essays, and journalism, often blending autobiography with sharp social observation. He cultivated the persona of a bourgeois freelance professional, appearing in a jacket and moving sparingly even when the rest of society, such as in a Berlin club, looked entirely different. He reportedly took quiet pleasure in the chaos his writing stirred up. He died at the age of 70.