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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 Lisa and Lottie. [1]
Who was Erich Kästner? Erich Kästner was born and grew up in Dresden. His father was a saddlemaker and made leather suitcases. Erich Kästner’s mother, with whom he had a particularly close relationship, worked as a hairdresser. In 1917, during the First World War, Erich Kästner was conscripted into the military.
Jan 13, 2021 · On the night of May 10, 1933, the children’s author Erich Kästner left his Berlin home and watched as his books were burned by the Nazis. The weather was “funereal,” he described his impression of that night in the Opernplatz.
Aug 8, 2019 · German writer Erich Kästner (1899-1974) first gained popularity in the 1920s as a political satirist. He was one of the most successful left-liberal authors of the Weimar Republic. Through his writings and lectures, Kästner stressed the brutality of World War I.
Kästner became identified with the movement known as Neue Sachlichkeit – New Sobriety – and its no-frills attentiveness to the shocks of urban life.
- Boyd Tonkin
Born on February 23,1899 to Ida and Emil Kästner. 1913 – 1917. Attended Freiherrn von Fletscher Teachers’ Seminary. 1917 – 1918. Conscripted into and served in the military. 1918. Attended final course at the Teachers’ Seminary. 1919. Attended the King George’s Secondary School (König-Georg-Gymnasium) as guest pupil.
Jul 9, 2019 · The writers Kurt Tucholsky (1890-1935) and Erich Kästner (1899-1974) both served in World War One and bravely resisted the Nazi jackboot through veiled satire in their published works.
