Kästner’s early works, collections of poems, appeared in the 1920s. When Kästner lost an editorial position he moved in 1927 to Berlin, and became a freelance writer. for a dissertation on Frederick II and German literature. In the 1920s he worked in a bank and as a journalist, writing for Die Weltbühne. After military service, he studied German literature at Leipzig university.
The experience made him a life-long opponent of militarism. He attended the Lehrerseminar, a teacher’s training college, before he was conscripted into an infantry regiment for a year during World War I. His books have been popular among others with Israeli children.Įrich Kästner was born in Dresden as the son of a saddler.
Kästner’s children’s books reflected his social optimism based on his belief in the renewing power of the each new generation of youth. Kästner is best known for his juvenile novels, but they were not popular among Nazis – his famous EMIL UND DIE DETEKTIVE (1929) did not first get publishing permit. German satirist, poet and novelist, whose military experiences made him pacifist after World War I and opponent of totalitarian systems. ERICH KAESTNER’S 1931 WEIMAR NOVEL “FABIAN” Septemat 1:50 am | Posted in Art, Books, Germany, Literary | Leave a comment
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