Karl May's German-language novel of the American West has been a perennial favorite in Europe since it first appeared in 1892. The daring adventures of the German-born frontiersman "Old Shatterhand" and his Apache companion "Winnetou" in the western plains and mountains have been reprinted innumerable times, made into films and plays, and have inspired musical compositions. Today in Germany, Old West enthusiasts by the tens of thousands attend an outdoor "Karl May" festival each summer. Yet, despite May's immense popularity in Europe, this prolific author of adventure fiction is virtually unknown in the United States and Canada. May's writing shaped a European vision of the post-Civil War American West - one uniquely Teutonized by his prolific pen. Interestingly enough, May did not visit the United States until late in life, long after his most popular western stories were published. In this WSU Press edition, David Koblick's translation and abridgment puts the best known novel by Karl May into the hands of an English speaking audience. In addition, an introduction by Koblick and an insightful foreword by Richard H. Cracroft of Brigham Young University provide a cultural and historical perspective on the Karl May phenomenon.

Winnetou

Literature & Fiction

May, Karl F.

United States

Washington State University Press

Part one of Karl May's In the Shadow of the Padishah, this is a gripping first person narrative of a German traveler who encounters murder, a kidnapping, and war between Arabian tribes on his journey through the Middle East."

Oriental Odyssey I

Nemsi Books

This is the second part of the first and only unabridged translation of Karl May's "Giölgeda padishanün" - "In the Shadow of the Padishah". As this book, translated by Michael Michalak, is the first of a larger series that is estimated to span some seven volumes, it has been appropriately renamed "Oriental Odyssey II". This second part of the original travel narrative, along with the many parts that follow, is referred to the "Orient Zyklus" in German. It was first published in the "Deutscher Hausschatz" magazine as a serial between 1881 and 1888. Karl May is known in Germany as the most prolific and most published author whose many books have been and still continue to be on the best seller list in that country. During the 120 years after the travel tales first appeared, many authors have tried to copy Karl May's style as well as make the story line contained in his writings their own. His manuscripts have been translated into many popular world languages, yet they have rarely been translated into English. Most of the English language versions in existence today are abridged, adapted or otherwise purloined. For that reason, English language readers have been denied access to these literary masterpieces and the greater spiritual message woven into Karl May's writings. Yet his thoughts and ideas deal with issues that are as relevant today as they were more than a century ago.

Oriental Odyssey II: The Shadow of the Padishah - The Devil Worshippers

Michalak, Michael M.

The first and only unabridged translation of Karl May's "Giölgeda padishanün" - "In the Shadow of the Padishah". As this book, translated by Michael Michalak, is the first of a larger series that is estimated to span some seven volumes, it has been appropriately renamed "Oriental Odyssey I". This original travel narrative, along with the many parts that follow, is referred to the "Orient Zyklus" in German. It was first published in the "Deutscher Hausschatz" magazine as a serial between 1881 and 1888. Karl May is known in Germany as the most prolific and most published author whose many books have been and still continue to be on the best seller list in that country. During the 120 years after the travel tales first appeared, many authors have tried to copy Karl May's style as well as make the story line contained in his writings their own. His manuscripts have been translated into many popular world languages, yet they have rarely been translated into English. Most of the English language versions in existence today are abridged, adapted or otherwise purloined. For that reason, English language readers have been denied access to these literary masterpieces and the greater spiritual message woven into Karl May's writings. Yet his thoughts and ideas deal with issues that are as relevant today as they were more than a century ago. Now, for the first time since Karl May originally penned these manuscripts, his writings can speak clearly to English language readers of today. Thanks to Mr. Michalak's diligent research and the editing efforts of his wife Elaine, the first and second volumes of Karl May's "Giölgeda padishanün" can now be enjoyed in all their intended glory. The often frustrating and demanding task of rendering the uniquely German perspectives and concepts of an earlier era into modern English that can be equally well understood by children as well as adults has consumed the precious hours available to Mr. Michalak and his wife Elaine. But it is thanks to Elaine that the first volume made it into print and it is her legacy that the remaining volumes will be produced over the coming years. It is Mr. Michalak's intention to publish the second part of their joint work by the end of June 2002, along with the first ever German-English comparative version suitable for German, as well as English language students.

Oriental Odyssey I: The Shadow of the Padishah - Through the Desert

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Winnetou

Oriental Odyssey I

Oriental Odyssey II: The Shadow of the Padishah - The Devil Worshippers

Oriental Odyssey I: The Shadow of the Padishah - Through the Desert