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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Karl_MayKarl May - Wikipedia

    Karl Friedrich May ( / maɪ / 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.

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  3. allthatsinteresting.com › karl-mayThe Shocking Story Of Karl May, Hitler's Favorite Author

    Mar 23, 2022 · Karl May was born in Saxony in 1842 to a very poor family, the fifth of 14 children. At the time, children had the choice of work or school, and May decided he wanted to be a teacher. However, he was soon kicked out for stealing candle scraps he claimed were for his sister’s Christmas gift. Later, he was accused of stealing a pocket watch and ...

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  4. www.britannica.com › biography › Karl-MayKarl May | Wild West, Adventure Novels & Westerns | Britannica

    Karl May (born Feb. 25, 1842, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Saxony [Germany]—died March 30, 1912, Radebeul, Ger.) 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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  5. www.dw.com › en › who-was-karl-may-facts-and-mythsFact vs. fiction: Who was Karl May? – DW – 02/24/2017

    Feb 24, 2017 · Fact or fiction: Karl May is the best-selling writer in Germany. Karl May (1842-1912) was the first best-selling author in Germany and is considered to be "the most-read German author," as Michael ...

  6. www.karl-may-museum.de › en › collectionsBiography & Works - Karl May Museum Radebeul

    Learn about Karl May, the most popular and most-read German author, who created immortal adventure heroes like Winnetou and Old Shatterhand. Explore his works, from Travel Tales to stories for young people, and his vision of humanism and peace.

  7. www.harvardmagazine.com › 2020 › 02Karl May, best-selling German novelist | Harvard Magazine

    Learn about the life and works of Karl May, the best-selling author of travel narratives and Western stories in the German-speaking world. Discover how his fictional characters, such as Old Shatterhand and Winnetou, influenced generations of readers and filmmakers.

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  9. www.goodreads.com › author › showKarl May (Author of Winnetou I) - Goodreads

    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. In addition, he wrote stories set in his native Germany, in China and in South ...