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Erich Kästner

    February 23, 1899 – July 29, 1974

    This German author, poet, and satirist is celebrated for his humorous and socially astute poetry and children's literature. Despite his staunch pacifist and democratic stance, he was expelled from the national writers' guild during the Nazi era, with many of his books publicly burned. Today, he is widely regarded as one of Germany's most prolific and beloved children's book authors, known for his witty insights and deep understanding of human nature.

    Erich Kästner
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    Emil and the Detectives
    Emil and the Detectives. Emil und die Detektive, engl. Ausgabe
    Fabian
    The flying classroom
    The parent trap
    • The parent trap

      • 144 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      It's the oddest of all odd things, when two girls who have never met before suddenly stand before each other at summer camp - and discover that they're the spitting image of each other. Louise is from Vienna and has long, curly locks; Lottie is from Munich and wears her hair in two severe plaits - but that's truly the only difference between them. Louise and Lottie decide to discover the secret behind their similarity: when the holiday is over, Louise returns to Munich as Lottie, and Lottie to Vienna as Louise.

      The parent trap
      4.6
    • The flying classroom

      • 155 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Martin's school is no ordinary school. There are snowball fights, kidnappings, cakes, a parachute jump, a mysterious man called 'No-Smoking' who lives in a railway carriage and a play about a flying classroom. As the Christmas holidays draw near, Martin and his friends - nervous Uli, cynical Sebastian, Johnny, who was rescued by a sea captain, and Matthias, who is always hungry (particularly after a meal) - are preparing for the end of term festivities. But there are surprises, sadness and trouble on the way - and a secret that changes everything. The Flying Classroom is a magical, thrilling and bittersweet story about friendship, fun and being brave when you are at your most scared. (It also features a calf called Eduard, but you will have to read it to find out why).

      The flying classroom
      4.3
    • Fabian

      • 196 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      First published in German in 1931, the first English edition of this book was published in 1932 by Jonathan Cape in an expurgated edition. Set in the crumbling Berlin of the 1920s, it is a tale of despair. This edition is unexpurgated. The author also wrote Emil and the Detectives.

      Fabian
      4.1
    • Emil and the Detectives

      • 128 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      If Mrs Tischbein had known the amazing adventures her son Emil would have in Berlin, she'd never have let him go. Unfortunately, when his seven pounds goes missing on the train, Emil is determined to get it back - and when he teams up with the detectives he meets in Berlin, it's just the start of a marvellous money-retrieving adventure . . . A classic and influential story, Emil and the Detectives remains an enthralling read.

      Emil and the Detectives
      4.0
    • Classic / British EnglishEmil is travelling alone to his grandmothers house in the city. He is carrying money toher from his mother. Then a man on the train steals the money. Emil follows the thief and an exciting adventure begins, with lots of detectives, a lift boy, and a fight in a bank!

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    • 'Die meisten Menschen legen ihre Kindheit ab wie einen alten Hut. Sie vergessen sie wie eine Telefonnummer, die nicht mehr gilt. Früher waren sie Kinder, dann wurden sie Erwachsene, aber was sind sie nun? Nur wer erwachsen wird und Kind bleibt, ist ein Mensch.' Erich Kästner Wer als Kind ein Buch von Erich Kästner liest, wird diese Erfahrung auch als Erwachsener nie mehr vergessen. Denn wie kein anderer Autor hat es Kästner verstanden, Kinder so zu beschreiben, wie sie wirklich sind. Und wie keinem anderen ist es ihm gelungen, sich Kindern mit unvergesslichen Geschichten und einzigartigen Figuren verständlich zu machen. Die jetzt vorliegende, großzügig gestaltete Neuausgabe in einem hochwertigen Schuber versammelt sämtliche Kinderromane von Kästner in drei Bänden - durchgehend illustriert mit den Originalzeichnungen von Walter Trier und Horst Lemke. Ein Schatz der deutschsprachigen Kinderliteratur, der Leserinnen und Lesern jeden Alters eine Glückserfahrung erster Klasse beschert.

      Kästner für Kinder, 3 Bde.
      4.7
    • Geld regiert die Welt, es herrschen Willkür, Optimierungswahn und falsche Eitelkeiten. Menschen verlieben und entzweien sich, Kinder sollen schnell erwachsen werden, Alte sehnen sich zurück in die Kindheit. Surrend läuft das Hamsterrad, denn »Arbeit ist das halbe Leben, und die andre Hälfte auch«. Erich Kästners Blick auf die Welt ist messerscharf und verblüffend aktuell.

      Lärm im Spiegel
      5.0
    • Erich Kästners eindringlicher Appell für den Frieden zeigt einen alten Herrn, der den Staatsmännern einen Vorschlag zur Sicherung des Friedens macht. Seine klugen Antworten auf deren Entrüstung überraschen. Ulrike Möltgen verleiht der düsteren und humorvollen Geschichte durch ihre Illustrationen besondere Tiefe.

      Das Märchen von der Vernunft
      5.0