About “Emil and the Detectives”

Emil and the Detectives is a 1929 novel set mainly in Berlin, by the German writer Erich Kastner and illustrated by Walter Trier. It was Kastner's first major success and the only one of his pre-1945 works to escape Nazi censorship. It sold an initial two million copies, has never been out of print, and has been translated into at least 59 languages. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Book details

Published
1933
Latest edition
1933 · ISBN 9781468308297
ISBN
9781468308297
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How many pages is Emil and the Detectives?

Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kästner has 232 pages.

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