Please find Mrs. Richter's list of publications on this page.
Author Ursula Richter has published books on the changing lives of women in modern society, exploring topics such as love relationships with younger men, becoming a grand-mother, and female revenge. Ursula Richter holds a doctorate's degree in sociology.
April 2008 saw the release of her most recent book. Ab Sechzig leb ich anders, als ihr denkt! takes a look at the way the 60-year old women of today reinvent themselves and their lives. Her first publication, Einen jüngeren Mann lieben. Neue Beziehungschancen für Frauen (Loving a Younger Man. New Relationship Opportunities for Women), was based on Mrs. Richter's research for her doctoral thesis. Published in 1989, it has been covered extensively in the German speaking press, and has become a standard of sociological literature discussing women's love relationships with significantly younger men.
Following her ten-year stay as lecturer and Professor of German at the University of Miyazaki, Japan, Mrs. Richter has also published books looking at the role of women in Japanese society. Her most recent work is Das Leben der Geisha (The Life of the Geisha) published in 2007.
Mrs. Richter is a sought-after speaker, and a regular guest on German television and radio programmes. You can find details on media coverage of Ursula Richter on this page. A mother of three children, Mrs. Richter has studied sociology at Universities in Munich, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and Vienna (Austria). She worked as a professor at the University of Miyazaki (Japan) for ten years. In 2006 and 2007, she worked as a lecturer at two universities in Fuzou, China (see the portrait of Dr. Ursula Richter for details. She currently lives in Abensberg, Bavaria. Please find contact data here