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Erich Kästner

Emil Erich Kästner (; 23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974) was a German writer, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poems and for children's books including ''Emil and the Detectives'' and ''Lisa and Lottie''. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1960 for his autobiography ''When I Was a Little Boy''. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in eight separate years. Provided by Wikipedia