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Friedrich Karl Waechter

フリードリヒ・カール・ヴェヒター

Furīdorihi Kāru Wehita

Aliases: F. K. Waechter

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1937-11-03 (Danzig)
Died
2005-09-16 (Frankfurt) age 67
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German
Residence History
Sahms (Schleswig-Holstein) → Frankfurt

Career

Occupations
cartoonist, author, playwright
Active Years
1962-2005
Affiliations
Pardon magazine, Titanic magazine, Neue Frankfurter Schule
Influenced By
Heinrich Hoffmann
Influenced
Robert Gernhardt, F. W. Bernstein

Education

Lauenburgische Gelehrtenschule Ratzeburg
Graphic Art
Country: Germany
Where his graphic talents became apparent

Awards

Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
1975
Work: Wir können noch viel zusammen machen
Organization: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
Result: 受賞
Brüder-Grimm-Preis des Landes Berlin
1983
Organization: Landes Berlin
Result: 受賞
Hessischer Kulturpreis
1993
Result: 受賞
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
1999
Work: Der rote Wolf
Organization: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
Result: 受賞
Alex-Wedding-Preis
2003
Result: 受賞
Preis der Binding-Kulturstiftung
2003
Organization: Binding-Kulturstiftung
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Der Anti-Struwwelpeter

1970 Children's book - Parody

A parody of Heinrich Hoffmann's Struwwelpeter.

Anti-authoritarianismInteractive for children

Die Kronenklauer

1972 Fable

An anti-authoritarian fable.

Anti-authoritarianism

Vollmond

2005 Fantastic tale

A fantastic tale of a space journey, his final work.

FantasyDeath

Bibliography

  • Ich bin der Größte (1966)
  • Die Wahrheit über Arnold Hau (1966)
  • Der kleine Zweckermann (1969)
  • Der Anti-Struwwelpeter (1970)
  • Die Kronenklauer (1972)
  • Vollmond (2005)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
SatiricalSimple yet expressive cartoonsCross-hatched pen and inkCollage
Recurring Motifs
Subversive nonsenseAnti-authoritarianismInteractive elements for children

Health

  • Lung cancer
    2005年
    Completed final work while undergoing treatment.

Legacy

Renowned German cartoonist, author, and playwright known for children's books, co-founded Pardon and Titanic magazines, member of Neue Frankfurter Schule.

In Popular Culture

  • The Pinkelbaum (peeing tree) sculpture in Frankfurt City Forest
  • Big Caterpillar sculpture

Trivia

  • Family fled over the Baltic Sea after WWII and settled in Sahms, Schleswig-Holstein.
  • Left behind a wife and three sons.