The Little Man

by Erich Kästner

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Maxie Pichelsteiner is only two inches tall, but longs to be a circus performer. When he teams up with the magician Hokus Von Pokus, their fame spreads around the world, but then Maxie gets into big trouble when he's kidnapped by dastardly villains. By the author of Emil and the Detectives.

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Erich Kästner
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317+ Works 8,894 Members

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Kirkup, James (Translator)
Lemke, Horst (Illustrator)

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Canonical title
The Little Man
Original title
Der Kleine Mann
Original publication date
1963
Original language*
Deutsch
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Children's Books, Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS
833.912 — Literature & rhetoric German & related literatures German fiction 1900- 1900-1990 1900-1945
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PZ7 .K118 .L — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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