Book Exhibition
125 years of Erich Kästner

one of the most famous German authors from the 20th Century

Mon, 01.04.2024 -
Fri, 31.05.2024
Library, Goethe-Institut Hongkong

To mark the 125th anniversary of Erich Kästner's birth, there will be a thematic book display in April and May to remember this influential poet, novelist, children literature's author, screenwriter and journalist.

About Erich Kästner

Erich Kästner was born in Dresden in 1899 and spent his entire childhood there. He left Dresden in 1919, moving to Leipzig to study German, History, Philosophy and Theatre Studies. He also started working on his poems during this time.

As time went by, he worked hard to make a name for himself as a poet, novelist, author of children’s books and screenwriter. A stout pacifist and democrat, he was expelled from the national writers’ guild during the Nazi era, with many of his books being burned in public. Today. he is still one of the most-read authors, not only in Germany, but also worldwide. His works have been translated into more than 70 languages.



 

Some of Erich Kästner's works

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