Erich Kästner
Writing
- Born
- February 23, 1899 · Dresden, Germany
- Died
- July 29, 1974 (age 75)
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
The Parent Trap
July 28, 1998
The Parent Trap
May 13, 1961
Animals United
October 7, 2010
Fabian: Going to the Dogs
August 5, 2021
Münchhausen
March 5, 1943
The Parent Trap II
July 26, 1986
The Flying Classroom
January 16, 2003
Emil and the Detectives
February 22, 2001
Three Men in the Snow
July 14, 1955
The Flying Classroom
October 25, 1973
Emil and the Detectives
December 18, 1964
Annaluise & Anton
March 11, 1999
Behind the camera49
- 2026Emil and the Detectives Novel
- 2023The Flying Classroom Novel
- 2021Fabian: Going to the Dogs Novel
- 2017Das doppelte Lottchen Novel
- 2010Animals United Novel
- 2007Lisa and Lottie Novel
- 2003Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me Poem
- 2003The Flying Classroom Novel
- 2001Emil and the Detectives Novel
- 1999Annaluise & Anton