Janosch
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thumb|right|The place in Hindenburg at which the house of Janosch's birth used to stand (now demolished) Janosch (, born as Horst Eckert on 11 March 1931) is a German children's author and illustrator.
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Janosch is a German illustrator, children's writer, playwright, and photographer born on 11 March 1931. He works in the fields of children's literature and young adult literature. His notable work includes Janoschs Traumstunde. He has also produced works such as Wondrak und die Kunst der Gelassenheit, Lari Fari Mogelzahn, and Dijo El Pequeño Oso/I Will Take Care of You.
Janosch has received several awards, including the Andreas Gryphius Prize, Bayerischer Poetentaler, Toucan Prize, and Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero. He has worked in Munich and currently resides in Tenerife. He speaks German and Spanish. His career flourished starting from 1951.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 11 March 1931
- Works
- 302
Top works
- Wondrak und die Kunst der Gelassenheit
- Yomuledet la-namer ha-ḳaṭan
- Lari Fari Mogelzahn
- Yo Te Curare, Dijo El Pequeño Oso/I Will Take Care of You, Said the Little Bear
- Lari Fari Mogelzahn
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Key facts
- Writer.name
- Janosch
- Writer.image
- Janosch 2002-11.jpg
- Writer.caption
- Janosch (2002)
- Writer.birth_name
- Horst Eckert
- Writer.birth_place
- Hindenburg, Weimar Republic(now Zabrze, Poland)
- Writer.occupation
- Writer, illustrator
- Writer.nationality
- German
- Writer.genre
- Children's picture books
- Writer.notableworks
- Janoschs Traumstunde
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Zaborze
- Occupation
- novelist
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Notable work
- Janoschs Traumstunde
- Field of work
- young adult literature
- Official website
- www.janosch.de
- Image
- Janosch.jpg
- Work location
- Munich
- Residence
- Tenerife
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- Commons category
- Janosch
- date of birth
- 1931-01-01
- Commons gallery
- Janosch
- floruit
- 1951-01-01
- P12674
- Ben Roy Mottelson
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Biography
- Awards
- Works
- Tigerente
- Adaptations
- References
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thumb|right|The place in Hindenburg at which the house of Janosch's birth used to stand (now demolished) Janosch (, born as Horst Eckert on 11 March 1931) is a German children's author and illustrator.
==Biography== Janosch was born as Horst Eckert on 11 March 1931 in what was then Hindenburg (now Zabrze, Poland) in Upper Silesia to a family of mixed German and Polish origin, though he identifies his nationality as "Silesian". His mother was a pious Catholic, and his father a violent alcoholic.
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