What is Otfried Preußler?
'''Otfried Preußler''' or '''Otfried Preussler''' (October 20, 1923 &ndash; February 18, 2013) was a [[Germany|German]] children's book author. He wrote over 100 books. Some of them are ''The Robber Hotzenplotz'' and ''The Satanic Mill'' (Krabat). His books sold 50 million copies. They have been translated into over 55 languages.<ref>[http://www.focus.de/kultur/kino_tv/tid-12513/kultur-ein-bisschen-magier-bin-ich-auch_aid_336449.html Interview with Preußler (in German)]</ref> Preußler was born on October 20, 1923 in [[Liberec]], [[Czechoslovakia]] to German parents. He was married to Annelies Kind from 1949 until his death in 2013. He won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1972 for Krabat. Preußler died on February 18, 2013 in [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]] from natural causes, aged 89.<ref>[http://www.focus.de/kultur/buecher/im-alter-von-89-jahren-kinderbuchautor-otfried-preussler-ist-tot_aid_923441.html Focus Online: Kinderbuchautor Otfried Preußler ist tot] {{in lang|de}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.preussler.de/index1.htm Preußler's Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117175121/http://www.preussler.de/index1.htm |date=2010-01-17 }} * [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3AOtfried+Preu%C3%9Fler&fq=x0%3Abook+%3E+ln%3Aeng&dblist=638&start=1&qt=page_number_link www.worldcat.org: List of Preußler's books that have been translated into English] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Preussler, Otfried}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:2013 deaths]] [[Category:Writers from Bavaria]]