In addition, he wrote stories set in his native germany, in china and in south america. Later in his career, may turned to philosophical and spiritual genres. Karl friedrich may was a german writer best known for his adventure novels set in the american old west. Karl may s germanlanguage novel of the american west has been a perennial favorite in europe since it first appeared in 1892. Karl may film adaptations are films based on stories and characters by german author karl may 18421912. Winnetou i santer greift ein, karl may film 1963 ritsch amateur. May set similar books in the orient and middle east in which the main protagonists were kara ben nemsi and hadschi. His main protagonists are winnetou and old shatterhand. 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.
German old shatterhand is a fictional character in western novels by german writer karl may 18421912. Karl mays germanlanguage novel of the american west has been a perennial favorite in europe since it first appeared in 1892. Winnetou i santer greift ein, karl may film 1963 youtube. Winnetou is a fictional native american hero of several novels written in german by karl may 18421912, one of the bestselling german writers of all time with about 200 million copies worldwide, including the winnetoutrilogy. Winnetou to najslynniejsza powiesc o dzikim zachodzie. Karl friedrich may lahir di hohensteinernstthal, chemnitzer land, 25 februari 1842 meninggal di radebeul, meissen, 30 maret 1912 pada umur 70. May set similar books in the orient and middle east, latin america and germany. He is the german friend and blood brother of winnetou, the fictional chief of the mescalero tribe of the apache. He is the main character in the eurowestern by the same name from 1964, starring lex barker. The characters in karl mays famous winnetou series old shatterhand. The character made its debut in the novel old firehand 1875. The character made his debut in the novel old firehand 1875. 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. Many of his works were adapted for film, stage, audio dramas and comics.
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