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Kurt Held

Born

in Jena, Germany

November 04, 1897

Died

December 09, 1959

Genre

Children's

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Kurt Kläber was a Jewish Communist and writer displaced from Germany during the Second World War. He has also been published under the pseudonym Kurt Held.

He married writer Lisa Tetzner. With the encouragement of his wife, Lisa, Kläber devoted himself to writing. The conditions of his exile prohibited him from publishing under his own name, so he adopted the pseudonym Kurt Held. He saw children as the true victims of war, class struggle and injustice. His books portrayed children realistically and conveyed messages of morality. His greatest success "The Outsiders of Oskoken Castle" (German: Die Rote Zora und ihre Bande) was soon followed by similar books about working class children: “Der Trommler von Faido” (The Drummer of Faido), “Matth ...more

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Average rating: 4.14 · 2,956 ratings · 61 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	Die rote Zora und ihre Bande 4.15 avg rating — 2,896 ratings — published 1941	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Giuseppe by Kurt Held (Author), Audrey Smith (Illustrator), Ray Ockenden (translator) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1955 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die rote Zora. Teil 1 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1941	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Giuseppe und Maria 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die rote Zora. Teil 2 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1941	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Giuseppe en Maria: dl. 2 De kinderstad; Het proces by Kurt Held, Fie Zegerius (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1955	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Giuseppe en Maria: dl. 1 De reis naar Napels; Van smokkelaars, douanen en soldaten by Kurt Held, Fie Zegerius (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1955	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Matthias und seine Freunde really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Giuseppe und Maria Drittes Buch Die Kinderstadt liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Barrikaden an der Ruhr. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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