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Winnetou Series

This epic saga chronicles the thrilling adventures and noble deeds of a legendary Apache chief and his white blood brother. Journey into the heart of the American West, a land of untamed wilderness and clashing civilizations, where honor, friendship, and justice are put to the ultimate test. Experience a world of high-stakes action, suspense, and unforgettable characters that will transport you to a realm of discovery and moral complexity.

Winnetous Erben
Winnetou III: In der ungekürzten Originalfassung
Old Firehand
Winnetou
Winnetou

Recommended Reading Order

  1. Winnetou

    • 318 pages
    • 12 hours of reading

    Njemački pisac Karl May (1842-1912) prodao je više od 100 milijuna knjiga u Njemačkoj i još toliko u prijevodima na 33 jezika, što ukupno čini više od 200 milijuna. Njegov opus uključuje 28 naslova "putopisnih priča" smještenih u američki Divlji zapad, uz dodatnih desetak o Orijentu, kao i pjesme i memoare. Ipak, najtrajniju pažnju čitatelja stekli su likovi apaškog poglavice Winnetoua i njegovog prijatelja Old Shatterhanda. Antun Šoljan je 1966. zabilježio da je Karl May jedan od konstantnih bestselera na našem jeziku, već više od trideset godina. Naglasio je da, ako je trajnost mjerilo vrijednosti, a popularnost zanimljivosti, May uz Zagorku predstavlja idealnu sliku pučkog pisca. Branimir Donat je dodao da Mayeve knjige ne samo da ispunjavaju prostor za sanjarije, već kompenziraju moralnu glad i otkrivaju prostor bajke kao izvor književnosti. Popularnost Mayevih romana, posebno "Winnetoua", u Hrvatskoj dodatno je potaknuta s 11 igranih filmova snimljenih 60-ih godina prošlog stoljeća na hrvatskim lokacijama, u koprodukciji Zapadne Njemačke i tadašnje Jugoslavije.

    Winnetou1
    4.6

  2. Winnetou

    • 749 pages
    • 27 hours of reading

    Karl May's most popular work originally published in 1892 and influenced by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Winnetou is the story of a young Apache chief told by his white friend and blood-brother Old Shatterhand. The action takes place in the U.S. Southwest, in the latter half of the 1800s, where the Indian way of life is threatened by the first transcontinental railroad. Winnetou, the only Native Indian chief who could have united the various rival tribes to reach a settlement with the whites, is murdered. His tragic death foreshadows the death of his people. May's central theme here, as in much of his work, is the relationship between aggression, racism, and religious intolerance.

    Winnetou2
    4.6

  3. Old Firehand

    Hrsg. von Ruprecht Gammler in Zusammenarbeit mit Werner Kittstein. Hamburg/Regensburg 2003, 323 Seiten. Enthält 17 Erstdrucke aus den Jahren 1875-1881: 1. „Deutsches Familienblatt“ 1. Jg. (1875/1876) Inn-nu-woh, der Indianerhäuptling, Ein Stücklein vom alten Dessauer, Die Fastnachtsnarren, Old Firehand, Auf den Nußbäumen. 2. „Das Buch für Alle“ 13. Jg. (1878) mit der Dorfgeschichte „Der ‚Samiel’“. 3. „Weltspiegel“ (Jge. 1878 und 1879) Das Ducatennest, Der Teufelsbauer, Die drei Feldmarschalls, Die verwünschte Ziege, Der Herrgottsengel, Die Laubthaler, Des Kindes Ruf, Der Gichtmüller 4. :“Für alle Welt!“ 5. Jg. (1881) Der Scheerenschleifer, Tui Fanua, Die Both Shatters Umfangreiche, teilweise reich illustrierte Einleitungen zu den Texten und zur Verlagsgeschichte von Hermann Schönlein und Adolph Wolf liefern H. Kühne, R. Gammler, W. Kittstein, M. Zaremba und P. Krauskopf inkl. ausführlicher Bibliographien.

    Old Firehand3
    3.8

  4. Winnetou III: In der ungekürzten Originalfassung

    In the third volume of the Winnetou series, the author Karl May drew on stories that had previously appeared in the magazine "Deutscher Hausschatz." Some chapters of Winnetou III were rewritten by May, creating a framework that integrates the pursuit of the criminal and murderer Santer into a cohesive narrative across all three volumes.

    Winnetou III: In der ungekürzten Originalfassung4
    4.7

  5. Winnetous Erben

    In dieser letzten Reiseerzählung Karl Mays finden Eindrücke von seiner Amerikareise 1908 ihren Niederschlag. Die Bedeutung früherer Geschehnisse um Winnetou tritt hervor, und das große Menschheitsproblem erfährt am Beispiel der Indianer seine gerechte Lösung. Zu Karl Mays Lebzeiten erschien dieser Band im Verlag Friedrich E. Fehsenfeld unter dem Titel „Winnetou. 4. Band“!

    Winnetous Erben4
    3.7