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Karl May


(Karl Friedrich May)
Germany (1842 - 1912)

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. In addition, he wrote stories set in his native Germany, in China and in South America. May also wrote poetry and several plays, as well as composing music; he was proficient with several musical instruments. May's musical version of "Ave Maria" became very well known.
 

Genres: Western
 
Novels
   The Treasure of Silver Lake (1891)
   In the Desert (1892)
   Winnetou (1893)
   Ardistan and Djinnistan (1909)
   Canada Bill (1971)
   Captain Cayman (1971)
   The Black Persian (1979)
   The Caravan of Death (1979)
   The Evil Saint (1979)
   The Secret Brotherhood (1979)
   The Shadow of the Padishah (2001)
   The Oil Prince (2003)
   Jack Hildreth On The Nile (2004)
   The Treasure of Nugget Mountain (2004)
   The Ghost of Llano Estacado (2005)
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