Raw Material

Raw Material is a 1984 West German autobiographical novel by Jorg Fauser. It follows Harry Gelb through addiction, counterculture, and unstable years on the margins of society.

The novel is autobiographical in character, but it is still a literary work rather than a documentary record. Its protagonist, Harry Gelb, reflects Fauser's experiences without making every episode a verified memoir fact.

Harry Gelb is the central character and narrator-like figure whose life gives the novel its picaresque shape. His experiences include drug use, counterculture life, and movement through West Germany's bohemian scenes.

Raw Material was published in 1984 in West Germany. It later became associated with Jorg Fauser's cult reputation as a writer of counterculture and outsider fiction.