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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 · Updated March 24, 2022. In the 19th century, a German author named Karl May wrote a series of novels set in the American West — which later influenced the worldview of Adolf Hitler. Wikimedia Commons With more than 200 million book sales to his name, Karl May is one of the most successful German authors of all time.

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

    Karl May 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. May, a weaver’s son, was an elementary school teacher until arrested for petty.

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  5. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 2012/04/09Wild West Germany | The New Yorker

    Apr 2, 2012 · Karl May’s stories of the Old West have sold millions of copies. Illustration by Ralph Steadman. The northern German town of Bad Segeberg is renowned for two things: a vast cave visited each...

  6. www.dw.com › en › who-was-karl-may-facts-and-mythsFact vs. fiction: Who was Karl May? – DW – 02/24/2017

    Feb 24, 2017 · Karl May, creator of Winnetou. Winnetou was the Harry Potter of the 19th century. May was Germany's first best-selling author. The popular writer is increasingly controversial. Here's a look...

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  8. 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.

  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.

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