Janosch

Janosch

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1931-03-11 (93 years old)

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Janosch (German: [ˈjaːnɔʃ] , born as Horst Eckert on 11 March 1931) is a German children's author and illustrator. Janosch was born as Horst Eckert on 11 March 1931 in what was then Hindenburg (now Zabrze, Poland) in Upper Silesia to a family of mixed German and Polish origin, though he identifies his nationality as "Silesian". His mother was a pious Catholic, and his father a violent alcoholic.After World War II, the family fled to West Germany. In the area of Oldenburg, Janosch worked in a textile mill. In 1953, he went to Munich, where he studied for some terms at the Academy of Arts, but broke off his studies eventually. Afterwards, he worked as a freelance artist. In 1960, his first book for children was published with George Lentz, a friend of his, who also persuaded him to take on the penname Janosch.

By 1980, he had published over 100 books for children in nearly 30 languages. Amongst his most recognisable characters is the Tigerente that appears in Oh, wie schön ist Panama and the stories around the little tiger and the little bear. He has also published several books for adults, in which he deals with his childhood experiences of growing up with an abusive father and a God-fearing mother, constantly recurring topics being friendship, family relationships, and the quest for the meaning of life.

Between 1953 and 1980 the artist lived in Munich, and then relocated to the island of Tenerife where he resides to this day.

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1931-03-11 (93 years old)

Birth Place
Zabrze, Poland

Citizenships
Germany

Residences
Tenerife, Spain

Also Known As
Horst Eckert

Awards
Andreas Gryphius Prize, Bayerischer Poetentaler, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Silver Brush, Toucan Prize, Literaturpreis der Stadt München


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Image credit: Dieter Schnöpf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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