Steven Roesch was born and raised in Lodi, California. After completing undergraduate studies in German and English at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, he spent two years...view moreSteven Roesch was born and raised in Lodi, California. After completing undergraduate studies in German and English at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, he spent two years at the state university in Tübingen, Germany, before doing graduate work in Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto. His teaching career spanned more than thirty years and included two years of full-time teaching in Germany as part of the Fulbright Interchange Teacher Program. Since his retirement in 2016 Mr. Roesch has devoted his time to teaching online and completing several translation projects. His previous book, Your Ernst, Who Is Always Faithful to You, appeared in 2019.view less