Erich Kästner
German author, poet and satirist (1899–1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Emil Erich Kästner (German: [ˈʔeːʁɪç 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 The Parent Trap.[1] He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1960 for his autobiography Als ich ein kleiner Junge war [de].[2][3] He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in six separate years.[4]
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Born | Emil Erich Kästner (1899-02-23)23 February 1899 Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire |
Died | 29 July 1974(1974-07-29) (aged 75) Munich, Bavaria, West Germany |
Occupation | Writer |
Period | 1928–1969 |
Genre | Children's literature, poetry, satire, screenplays |
Notable awards | Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing 1960 |
Partner | Luiselotte Enderle [de] |
Children | Thomas Kästner |
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