Does anbody know who Karl May is?

Borvik · 12-17-2002, 01:41 AM

I wanted to ask this since I was a boy. I'm especially interested in responses from all of you living in the USA.
I do suspect something, therefore I don't want to say anything about Karl May right now...

Jorath Calar · 12-17-2002, 03:16 AM

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/karlmay.htm

An a german author it seems... one of his characters is called Hadschi Alef Omar ibn Hadschi Abu Abbas ibn Hadschi Dawud al Gosarah... now there is a mouthful... [img]smile.gif[/img]

Borvik · 12-17-2002, 04:15 AM

Yes, right JC.
The reason for my question is, that he wrote a lot of adventure novels, dealing with cowboys an indians. Did you ever hear the name Winnetou? Or Old Shatterhand?

Jorath Calar · 12-17-2002, 04:26 AM

I think I saw the movie Winnetau as a kid... long time ago... don't remember much of it.

Neuromancer · 12-17-2002, 05:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Borvik:
Yes, right JC.
The reason for my question is, that he wrote a lot of adventure novels, dealing with cowboys an indians. Did you ever hear the name Winnetou? Or Old Shatterhand?

Ah, memories [img]smile.gif[/img] I've read some of them ... let's see ... 25-26 years back. They made a couple of movies in 60's after his books too (starring Lex Barker as Old Shatterhand, i think).
I've read someplace that he wrote all of his books in prison and never saw the lands he was writting about.

Neuro

Borvik · 12-17-2002, 05:22 AM

Well as far as I know he travelled a lot (except the times he's been in prison).

So far there's been some european answers. I'm really anxious to the answers coming from overseas...

[ 12-17-2002, 05:25 AM: Message edited by: Borvik ]

Wurm · 12-17-2002, 06:01 AM

Yes (ignore my from germany location) I grew up in the US and I knew who he was and have read his books.

Borvik · 12-17-2002, 09:08 AM

You did? I had no idea, that anybody else than germans do know him. Somehow I always had the feeling, if an american would begin reading these books, the next thing would be him/her ROFL. I can't explain why though.

[ 12-17-2002, 09:09 AM: Message edited by: Borvik ]

johnny · 12-17-2002, 10:33 AM

A German author of a lot of western books. The stories about Winnetou and old shatterhand were sold to Hollywood. I saw all those movies when i was younger.

Borvik · 12-17-2002, 10:54 AM

Hollywood [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img] Are you sure about that??? I saw the movies too - of course. But as far as I know they are all european productions. Coproduced by Germany, Italy and other european countries.

12-17-2002, 01:41 AM	#1
Borvik Drow Warrior Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: Germany Age: 58 Posts: 274	I wanted to ask this since I was a boy. I'm especially interested in responses from all of you living in the USA. I do suspect something, therefore I don't want to say anything about Karl May right now... __________________ There are two times in a man\'s life when he should not speculate: when he can\'t afford it, and when he can.<br /><br />(Mark Twain)

12-17-2002, 04:15 AM	#3
Borvik Drow Warrior Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: Germany Age: 58 Posts: 274	Yes, right JC. The reason for my question is, that he wrote a lot of adventure novels, dealing with cowboys an indians. Did you ever hear the name Winnetou? Or Old Shatterhand? __________________ There are two times in a man\'s life when he should not speculate: when he can\'t afford it, and when he can.<br /><br />(Mark Twain)

12-17-2002, 05:22 AM	#6
Borvik Drow Warrior Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: Germany Age: 58 Posts: 274	Well as far as I know he travelled a lot (except the times he's been in prison). So far there's been some european answers. I'm really anxious to the answers coming from overseas... [ 12-17-2002, 05:25 AM: Message edited by: Borvik ] __________________ There are two times in a man\'s life when he should not speculate: when he can\'t afford it, and when he can.<br /><br />(Mark Twain)

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12-17-2002, 09:08 AM	#8
Borvik Drow Warrior Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: Germany Age: 58 Posts: 274	You did? I had no idea, that anybody else than germans do know him. Somehow I always had the feeling, if an american would begin reading these books, the next thing would be him/her ROFL. I can't explain why though. [ 12-17-2002, 09:09 AM: Message edited by: Borvik ] __________________ There are two times in a man\'s life when he should not speculate: when he can\'t afford it, and when he can.<br /><br />(Mark Twain)

12-17-2002, 03:16 AM	#2
Jorath Calar Harper Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Iceland Posts: 4,706	http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/karlmay.htm An a german author it seems... one of his characters is called Hadschi Alef Omar ibn Hadschi Abu Abbas ibn Hadschi Dawud al Gosarah... now there is a mouthful... [img]smile.gif[/img]

12-17-2002, 04:26 AM	#4
Jorath Calar Harper Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Iceland Posts: 4,706	I think I saw the movie Winnetau as a kid... long time ago... don't remember much of it.

12-17-2002, 10:33 AM	#9
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 59 Posts: 16,981	A German author of a lot of western books. The stories about Winnetou and old shatterhand were sold to Hollywood. I saw all those movies when i was younger. __________________

12-17-2002, 10:54 AM	#10
Borvik Drow Warrior Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: Germany Age: 58 Posts: 274	Hollywood [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img] Are you sure about that??? I saw the movies too - of course. But as far as I know they are all european productions. Coproduced by Germany, Italy and other european countries. __________________ There are two times in a man\'s life when he should not speculate: when he can\'t afford it, and when he can.<br /><br />(Mark Twain)

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