Erich kaestner biography

Erich Kästner

(born: in Dresden; died: in Munich), Author

Erich Kästner undertook teacher training and studied History, Philosophy, German and Theatre Studies in Leipzig. He financed his studies with contributions for the feature pages of the Neue Leipziger Zeitung newspaper. After completing his doctorate, he wrote poems, reviews and other texts for various Berlin newspapers and magazines. In , his first book appeared with the book of poems Herz auf Taille. The widely translated children's book classic Emil and the detectives followed a year later. He also had great success with other children's books: Anna Louise and Anton (), The Flying Classroom () and Lottie and Lisa (). Erich Kästner was one of the authors whose often socio-critical works were publicly burned under the National Socialists. He was honoured with numerous awards such as the Georg Büchner Prize, the German Film Award and the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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On the battlefields of Verdun
the dead find no peace
On the battlefields of Verdun
the dead stand up and speak
On the battlefields of Verdun
the war leaves a legacy behind.
The choir of the dead says everyday:
have a better memory!
—Verdun, viele Jahre später (On the Battlefields of Verdun), Erich Kästner,

Fire Oath

"Fire oaths" were statements to be read as books were tossed to the flames. The German Student Association sent out a circular containing these statements before the book burnings. The fire oaths then accompanied the burning of works written by the individual authors named in the statements.

Against decadence and moral decay
For discipline and decency in family and state
Heinrich Mann, Ernst Glaeser, and Erich Kästner

Which of Erich Kästner's Works were Burned?

All works published before May except Emil und die Detektive (Emil and the Detectives)

Who was Erich Kästner?

German writer Erich Kästner () first gained popularity in the s 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. He was also the author of a number of popular children's books.

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