Karl May

Karl Friedrich May (Hohenstein-Ernstthal, February 25, 1842 - Radebeul, March 30, 1912) was the best selling German writer of all time, noted chiefly for wild west books set in the American West and similar books set in the Middle East; in addition, he also wrote some lesser-known stories set in his native Germany, some poetry, an autobiography, and a play. May also dabbled as a musical composer, writing two very famous romantic German songs, "Forget Me Not" and a version of "Ave Maria".

Karl May festivals

The most famous is the open-air-festival every summer in Bad Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein (Northern Germany), whose plays for many years were directed by the movie actor Pierre Brice. Also there are open air plays at Elspe, where movie-actor Pierre Brice for seveal years also was playing his Winnetou-character in a live version and at the mountain-stage in Radebeul, the village where Karl May was born.

Related Topics:
Bad Segeberg - Schleswig-Holstein - Elspe - Radebeul

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