Erich Kästner

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Aliases:
E. Kästner, Ėrich Kestner, Erich Käsner, and 36 others Ērihi Kesutonā, .. Gaisina, Eriš Kestner, Erich Kaistner, Irīk Kastnar, Erich Kästner, E. Kesutonā, エーリヒケストナー, Erik Kasṭner, Erikha Kāṣṭanāra, .. Kurtz-Kästner, Erik Kāstnar, Ērihs Kestners, E. Kestneris, Ai Kaisitena, Erich Käestner, エーリヒ.ケストナー, Erich Kastner, עריך קעסטנער, E. Kaestner, Erikh Kasṭnar, Irīš Kistnir, Ėrikh Kestner, Eriśa Kāśtanara, Emil Erich Kästner, Erîḵ Qesṭner, Erih Kestner, Erich Kestner, Erihi K'esŭt'ŭnŏ, Iyrīǎ Kīstnir, אריך קסטנר, Erih Kāsṭnar, .. Kesutonā, Èrich Kestner, Ericus Kästner, Erich Kaestner
Born:
Feb. 22, 1899
Died:
July 28, 1974

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Emil Erich Kästner (German: [ˈʔeːʁɪç ˈkɛstnɐ] (listen); 23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974) was a German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poems 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. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.

Books by Erich Kästner