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Otfried Preußler(1923-2013)

  • Writer
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Otfried Preußler was born on 20 October 1923 in Reichenberg, Czechoslovakia [now Liberec, Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for Krabat (2008), Die dumme Augustine (1993) and Neues vom Räuber Hotzenplotz (1979). He was married to Anneliese Kind. He died on 18 February 2013 in Prien am Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany.
BornOctober 20, 1923
DiedFebruary 18, 2013(89)
BornOctober 20, 1923
DiedFebruary 18, 2013(89)
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Known for

Krabat (2008)
Krabat
6.1
  • Writer
  • 2008
Die dumme Augustine
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1993
Neues vom Räuber Hotzenplotz (1979)
Neues vom Räuber Hotzenplotz
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1979
The Robber Hotzenplotz (2022)
The Robber Hotzenplotz
6.1
  • Writer
  • 2022

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Writer

  • The Robber Hotzenplotz (2022)
    The Robber Hotzenplotz
    6.1
    • novel
    • 2022
  • Karoline Herfurth and Axel Prahl in The Little Witch (2018)
    The Little Witch
    6.2
    • book
    • 2018
  • Herbert Knaup, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Nico Hartung, Jonas Holdenrieder, and Emily Kusche in The Little Ghost (2013)
    The Little Ghost
    5.6
    • book "Das kleine Gespenst"
    • 2013
  • Krabat (2008)
    Krabat
    6.1
    • novel
    • 2008
  • Der Räuber Hotzenplotz (2006)
    Der Räuber Hotzenplotz
    5.3
    • novel
    • 2006
  • Die dumme Augustine
    7.1
    • book
    • 1993
  • Das kleine Gespenst (1992)
    Das kleine Gespenst
    5.8
    • book
    • 1992
  • Da Dao Zei
    TV Mini Series
    • original author
    • 1989
  • Kater Mikesch (1985)
    Kater Mikesch
    7.7
    TV Series
    • novel translation
    • 1985
  • Malá carodejnice (1984)
    Malá carodejnice
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1984
  • A Little Witch (1984)
    A Little Witch
    7.2
    • book
    • 1984
  • Wunderland (1983)
    Wunderland
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • character: "Räuber Hotzenplotz" (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Die kleine Hexe (1983)
    Die kleine Hexe
    7.8
    Short
    • book
    • 1983
  • Neues vom Räuber Hotzenplotz (1979)
    Neues vom Räuber Hotzenplotz
    6.4
    • based on the novel by
    • 1979
  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1978)
    The Sorcerer's Apprentice
    7.5
    • novel "Krabat" (as Otfrieda Preusslera)
    • 1978

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    • Otfried Preussler
  • Born
    • October 20, 1923
    • Reichenberg, Czechoslovakia [now Liberec, Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • February 18, 2013
    • Prien am Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Anneliese Kind1949 - 2006 (her death, 3 children)
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