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Erich Kästner

Also known as Emil Erich Kästner, Erick Kästner

German children's writer (1899–1974)

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Erich Kästner was a German writer, poet, and novelist born in Dresden in 1899. He specialized in children's literature and authored works such as *Fabian*, *Gedichte, die glücklich machen*, and *Wieso warum?*. His career spanned the German Empire, Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, and Allied-occupied Germany. He worked in Leipzig, Berlin, and Munich, and was educated at Leipzig University.

Kästner received the Georg Büchner Prize and the Hans Christian Andersen Award, and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was a member of the German Academy for Language and Literature and the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. His works were subject to Nazi book burnings. He died of esophageal cancer in Munich in 1974 and is buried at Bogenhausener Friedhof.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Erich Kästner is referenced by 614 other articles, and connects out to Nazism, International Board on Books for Young People and Botho Strauss.

It is catalogued under topics including 1899 births, 1974 deaths and 20th-century German diarists.

Its subject is documented across 59 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Born: 23 February 1899
Died: 29 July 1974
Works: 494

Top works

Kennst du das Land, wo die Kanonen blühn?
Heiterkeit in Dur und Moll
Wieso warum?
Fabian
Gedichte, die glücklich machen

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Film & TV

Dresden, Germany

Emil Erich Kästner (23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974) was a German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poetry and for children's books including Emil and the Detectives. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1960 for his autobiography Als ich ein kleiner Junge war.

Known for

Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts — Self (archive Footage)2001
Bavarian Film Awards — Self1979
Bettys Beat-Box-Haus — Self1968
Die Drehscheibe — Self1964
Three Men in the Snow — Narrator1955
The Flying Classroom — Autor (uncredited)1954
German Film Award — Self1951
Two Times Lotte — Narrator1950

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: Germany
Active from: 1899
Active to: 1974

Discography

Emil und die Detektive2001
Der kleine Mann2003
Interview mit dem Weihnachtsmann2003
Das Schwein beim Friseur und andere Geschichten2006
Der 35. Mai2006
Pünktchen und Anton2015

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 1,603
Total plays: 27,240

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Biografia de Erick Kästner

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Erich
Family name: Kästner
Gender: male
Citizenship: Germany
Place of birth: Dresden
Place of death: Munich
Occupation: musician
Educated at: Leipzig University
Languages spoken: German
Native language: German
Notable work: When I Was a Little Boy
Academic degree: doctorate
Genre: children's literature
Conflict: World War I
Image: Erich Kästner 1961.jpg
Work location: Munich
Significant event: Nazi book burnings

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Commons category: Erich Kästner
date of birth: 1899-02-23
date of death: 1974-07-29
member of: Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
topic's main category: Category:Erich Kästner
place of burial: Bogenhausener Friedhof
nominated for: Nobel Prize in Literature
ethnic group: Germans
archives at: German Literature Archive Marbach
cause of death: esophageal cancer
pseudonym: Berthold Bürger
start of work period: 1928-00-00
name in native language: Erich Kästner
birth name: Emil Erich Kästner
described at URL: www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/k/kastner.htm
end of work period: 1974-01-01
manner of death: natural causes

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Works in European collections

10 objects attributed to Erich Kästner, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

A repülő osztály

Május 35

A két Lotti

Emil und die drei Zwillinge

Emil és a detektívek

Az Emberke

Magyar Vakok és Gyengénlátók Országos Szövetségének hangoskönyvtára

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Encyclopedic overview

Emil Erich Kästner ( German: [ˈeːʁɪç ˈkɛstnɐ] ; 23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974) was a German writer, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poems and for children's books including Emil and the Detectives and Lisa and Lottie. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1960 for his autobiography When I Was a Little Boy. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in eight separate years.

Biography

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