Karl May (German writer)
- Carl Friedrich May
- Sort Name
- May, Karl
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Date of birth
- 1842-02-25
- Place of birth
- Hohenstein-Ernstthal
- Date of death
- 1912-03-30
- Place of death
- Radebeul
Wikipedia
Karl Friedrich May ( MY, German: [kaʁl ˈmaɪ] ; 25 February 1842 – 30 March 1912) was a German author. He is best known for his novels of travels and adventures, set in the American Old West, the Orient, the Middle East, Latin America, China and Germany. He also wrote poetry, a play, and composed music. He was a proficient player of several musical instruments. Many of his works were adapted for film, theatre, audio dramas and comics. Later in his career, May turned to philosophical and spiritual genres. He is one of the best-selling German writers of all time, with about 200,000,000 copies sold worldwide.
Editions
| Name | Format | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Der Ölprinz (1963 anniversary issue) | Hardcover | ? | 1963 |
| Der schwarze Mustang (Karl May's illustrierte Werke) | Hardcover | ? | ? |
| Durchs wilde Kurdistan | Hardcover | 978-3-7802-0002-0 | ? |
| Der alte Dessauer | Hardcover | ? | 1968 |
| Winnetou | Hardcover | ? | ? |
| Old Surehand II | Hardcover | ? | ? |
| Durch das Land der Skipetaren: Reiserzählung | Paperback | 3-8000-4005-0 | ? |
| Am Rio de la Plata | Paperback | 3-8000-4012-3 | ? |
| Der Schatz im Silbersee | Hardcover | ? | ? |
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- Karl May(German writer) is the subject of Der Volksschriftsteller Karl May
- Karl May(German writer) is the subject of Durch die Wüste und so weiter
- Karl May(German writer) is the subject of Zur abenteuerlichen Textgeschichte Karl Mays
- Karl May(German writer) is the subject of Cowboy-Mentor des Führers
- Karl May(German writer) is the subject of Karl May, das Strafrecht und die Literatur
- Karl May(German writer) is the subject of Karl May in Selbstzeugnissen und Bilddokumenten
- Karl May(German writer) is the subject of Nachruf auf Karl May
- Karl May(German writer) is the subject of Erste Lese-Erlebnisse
- Karl May(German writer) is the subject of Herr Karl May von der anderen Seite
- Karl May(German writer) is the subject of Die Silberbüchse Winnetous(Neufassung)
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- 2024-09-28