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Erich Kastner

Erich Kastner

  • 5 stars across 7 books
Erich Kastner was born in Dresden in 1899, the son of a saddle maker and a maidservant. He was drafted into the army in 1917, and his experiences there were to influence his later pacifism. He published Emil and the Detectives in 1928 to great success. A sequel, Emil and the Three Twins, appeared in 1933, but soon afterwards his books were labelled "contrary to the German spirit" and burned in public by the Nazis. He was interviewed by the Gestapo several times, but remained in Berlin until 1945, when he fled the city to avoid the Soviet assault. After the war he continued to write and remained committed to anti-war movements until his death in 1974.
2nd July 2015

Emil and the Detectives

EMIL AND THE DETECTIVES by Erich Kastner has been in print ever since it was first published in 1928.Young Emil is robbe... MoreEmil and the Detectives

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9th April 2015

Dot and Anton

'Gadzooks!' said Dot ... 'The things that boy can do!' Dot loves play-acting, dressing up her pet dachshund Piefke an... MoreDot and Anton

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6th November 2014

The Parent Trap

'Walter Trier's deceptively innocent drawings are as classic as Kästner's words; I never tire of them' Quentin Blake ... MoreThe Parent Trap

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6th November 2014

The Flying Classroom

'Walter Trier's deceptively innocent drawings are as classic as Kästner's words; I never tire of them' Quentin Blake ... MoreThe Flying Classroom

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1st January 1999

Mein Onkel Franz

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Emil and the Three Twins

'Password Emil!'Emil and the detectives are on holiday by the seaside when they meet the three Byrons. One Byron is the ... MoreEmil and the Three Twins

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