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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.
Karl May has 1314 books on Goodreads with 73069 ratings. Karl May’s most popular book is Winnetou I: Kepala Suku Apache.
Karl May has 1314 books on Goodreads with 73108 ratings. Karl May's most popular series is Travel Stories.
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Karl Friedrich May (also Karol May) was one of the best selling German writers of all time, noted mainly for books set in the American Old West, (best known for the characters of Winnetou and Old Shatterhand) and similar books set in the Orient and Middle East.
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- March 30, 1912
- February 25, 1842
Book List in Order: 13 titles. Karl May's works have shaped a uniquely European version of the post-Civil war American West. Rarely out of print since the late 1890s. his beloved novels are a true phenomenon in Europe and have been adapted for the stage, movies, and comic books.
Karl May was a German author of travel and adventure stories for young people, dealing with desert Arabs or with American Indians in the wild West, remarkable for the realistic detail that the author was able to achieve.
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