On February 23, the well-known author Erich Kästner would be 124 years old.
Still a pleasure to read today: His children's books.
Who doesn't know them: The double Lottchen, Emil and the detectives, the animal conference or the flying classroom.
Erich Kästner left wonderful children's books.
We wish him a happy birthday.
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Erich Kästner's books were also burned during National Socialism.
Thankfully, his stories have survived to this day.
In particular, his story about the conference of animals could not be more relevant at the moment.
Erich Kästner also received awards for his screenplays, including the double Lottchen.
A Federal Cross of Merit and the well-known Hans Christian Andersen Prize, which the writer and children's book author Astrid Lindgren also won.
Erich Kaestner
Erich Kästner, born in Dresden in 1899, established his world fame with two of his first books: ›Herz auf Taille‹ (1928) and ›Emil und die Detektive‹ (1929).
After the National Socialists came to power, his books were burned and his work was published in Switzerland by Atrium Verlag.
Erich Kästner has received numerous literary awards, including the ›Georg Büchner Prize‹.
He died in Munich in 1974.
