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Erich Kästner

Writer · 1899–1974 · Dresden, Germany

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Biography

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.

Wrote 46

2020s

  1. 2026

    Emil and the Detectives

    Novel

  2. 2023

    The Flying Classroom

    Novel

  3. 2021

2010s

  1. 2017

    Das doppelte Lottchen

    Novel

  2. 2010

2000s

  1. 2007

    Lisa and Lottie

    Novel

  2. 2003

    The Flying Classroom

    Novel

  3. 2001

1990s

  1. 1999

    Annaluise & Anton

    Novel

  2. 1998
  3. 1995

    The Double Lottie

    Novel

  4. 1994

1980s

  1. 1989

    Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon

    Book

  2. Parent Trap III

    Novel

  3. 1986

    The Parent Trap II

    Novel

  4. 1985

    Drei Männer Im Schnee

    Author

  5. 1980

    Emiler Goenda Bahini

    Novel

  6. Fabian

    Novel

1970s

  1. 1978

    Az eltűnt miniatűr

    Writer

  2. 1974

    Drei Männer im Schnee

    Novel

  3. 1973

    The Flying Classroom

    Novel

1960s

  1. 1969

    Animals United

    Novel

  2. 1964
  3. 1963

    Liebe will gelernt sein

    Screenplay

  4. 1962

    Peter Pan

    Teleplay

  5. 1961

1950s

  1. 1957
  2. Salzburg Stories

    Writer, Novel

  3. 1955

    Three Men in the Snow

    Novel, Screenplay

  4. 1954

    Die verschwundene Miniatur

    Novel

  5. Emil and the Detectives

    Novel

  6. The Flying Classroom

    Screenplay, Novel

  7. 1953

    Annaluise & Anton

    Novel

  8. Twice Upon a Time

    Novel

  9. 1951

    Hibari no komoriuta

    Novel

  10. 1950

    Two Times Lotte

    Screenplay, Novel

  11. Toscanito y los detectives

    Novel

1940s

  1. 1943

    Der kleine Grenzverkehr

    Writer

  2. Münchhausen

    Screenplay

  3. 1941

    Portrait of Innocence

    Novel

1930s

  1. 1938

    Paradise for Three

    Novel

  2. 1936

    Three Men in the Snow

    Novel

  3. 1935

    Emil and the Detectives

    Novel

  4. 1931
  5. I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil

    Writer

Acted in 1

1950s

  1. 1954

    The Flying Classroom

    Autor (uncredited)

Other crew 1

2000s

  1. 2003

    Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me

    Poem

Appearances2

1950s

  1. 1955

    Three Men in the Snow

    Narrator

  2. 1950

    Two Times Lotte

    Narrator