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Biography
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Erich Kästner | |
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1906-1913 |
Primary school |
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Freiherrn von Fletscher teacher´s training college |
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1917-1918 |
Military Service, then final course at the teacher´s training college |
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1919 |
First Publication of the poem "Die Jugend schreit!" in the student maagazine "Die Schulgemeinde des König Georg-Gymnasiums zu Dresden" |
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1919 |
Troubled final examination due to post war conditions at the König-Georg-Gymnasium; receiving the Golden Scholarship of the City of Dresden |
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1920 |
Commencing studies of German language and literature studies, history, philosophy and studies of theatre history |
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1921 |
First publications in newspapers |
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1922 |
Employed at the Institute of Journalism, Contributions to the "Neuen Leipziger Zeitung" |
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Publication of three poems in "Dichtungen Leipziger Studenten zur Weihnachtszeit" |
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1925 |
Conferral of a doctorate, Continuing to work as an editor, also for "Beyers für Alle" |
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1927 |
"Abendlied des Kammervirtuosen" – reason for dismissal at the Neuen Leipziger Zeitung |
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1927 |
Dismissed by the editor in charge of the "Neuen Leipziger Zeitung", Continuing to work pseudonymously, Relocation to Berlin |
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1927 |
Drama criticand freelance writer, amongst others for „Weltbühne", "Montag Morgen" and "Vossische Zeitung" |
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1928 |
First independent publication - "Herz auf Taille" - poems |
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1929 |
"Emil und die Detektive", "Lärm im Spiegel", poems |
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1930 |
"Ein Mann gibt Auskunft" - poems, "Leben in dieser Zeit" – drama for radio and stage |
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1931 |
"Fabian. Die Geschichte eines Moralisten" - novel "Pünktchen und Anton" – novel for children "Dann schon lieber Lebertran" - filmlet "Der 35. Mai" – novel for children |
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1931 |
Elected member of PEN-Club |
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1932 |
"Gesang zwischen den Stühlen" - poems |
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1933 |
"Das fliegende Klassenzimmer" – novel for children |
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1933 |
Nazi book burning, prohibition to publish in Germany, first arrestedby the Gestapo |
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1934 |
"Drei Männer im Schnee" - novel |
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1935 |
"Emil und die drei Zwillinge" – novel for children |
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1936 |
"Die verschwundene Miniatur" - novel "Dr. Erich Kästners Lyrische Hausapotheke" - poems "Der Zauberlehrling" – fragment of a novel |
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1936 |
Trip to Reichenhall and Salzburg |
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1937 |
Second arrest |
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1938 |
"Georg und die Zwischenfälle" (later: "Der kleine Grenzverkehr") - novel |
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1938 |
Trip to London |
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1939 |
"Der Doppelgänger" – fragment of a novel |
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1942 |
Final prohibition to write and publish in Germany and abroad. |
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1943 |
Screenplay for the UFA film "Münchhausen" using the pseudonym Berthold Bürger |
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1945 |
Film expedition to Mayrhofen/ Tirol |
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1945 |
Formation of the cabaret "Die Schaubude", editor in charge of the feature pages of the "Neuen Zeitung" |
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1946 |
"Bei Durchsicht meiner Bücher" – collection of poems |
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1946 |
Observer of the Nürnberg trials |
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1948 |
"Der tägliche Kram" - Chansons 1945 till 48 "Zu treuen Händen" – comedy, published using the pseudonym Melchior Kurtz, "Kurz und bündig" - Epigrams |
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1949 |
"Die Konferenz der Tiere" – story book "Das doppelte Lottchen" – novel for children |
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1950 |
"Der gestiefelte Kater" - renarration |
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1951 |
"Münchhausen" - renarration |
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1951 |
President of the West German PEN Center, Formation of the cabaret "Die kleine Freiheit" |
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1952 |
"Die kleine Freiheit" - Chansons and Prose 1949 till 52 |
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1954 |
"Die Schildbürger" - renarration |
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1955 |
"Die dreizehn Monate - Gedichte" |
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1956 |
"Don Quichotte" - renarration, "Die Schule der Diktatoren" - satire |
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1957 |
"Als ich ein kleiner Junge war" |
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1957 |
Birth of his son Thomas |
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1961 |
"Notabene 45" "Gullivers Reise" - renarration |
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1962 |
"Das Schwein beim Friseur" - book for children |
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1962 |
Honorary president of PEN |
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1963 |
"Der kleine Mann" – novel for children |
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1964 |
Kästner-Ausstellung im Goethe-Institut München |
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1967 |
Last publication: "Der kleine Mann und die kleine Miss" – book for children |
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1967 |
Reading in the Dresdner Zwinger, Retreat from literature business |
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1969 Died |
Member of the Wilhelm-Busch-Society |
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Bundesfilmpreis für "Das doppelte Lottchen" (1950); |
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