Emil and the Detectives

novel for children by Erich Kästner
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Emil and the Detectives

Summary

Emil and the Detectives is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (532 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Emil and the Detectives authored Erich Kästner[3].
  • Emil and the Detectives's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Emil and the Detectives's illustrator is recorded as Walter Trier[5].
  • Emil and the Detectives's genre is crime fiction[6].
  • Emil and the Detectives was followed by Emil and the three twins[7].
  • Emil and the Detectives's Commons category is recorded as Emil und die Detektive[8].
  • Emil and the Detectives's language of work or name is recorded as German[9].
  • Emil and the Detectives's country of origin is recorded as Germany[10].
  • Emil and the Detectives was released on 1928[11].
  • Emil and the Detectives's characters is recorded as Emil Tischbein[12].
  • Emil and the Detectives's characters is recorded as Gustav[13].
  • Emil and the Detectives's characters is recorded as Frau Tischbein[14].
  • Emil and the Detectives's characters is recorded as Pony Hütchen[15].
  • Emil and the Detectives's has edition or translation is recorded as Emil na wapelelezi[16].
  • Emil and the Detectives's has edition or translation is recorded as Q122016984[17].
  • Emil and the Detectives's narrative location is recorded as Berlin[18].
  • Emil and the Detectives's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Emil und die Detektive'}[19].
  • Emil and the Detectives's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Emil i syšciki'}[20].
  • Emil and the Detectives's title is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': "Imil va sah pisar-i du'qulu"}[21].
  • Emil and the Detectives's title is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Emil a detektivové'}[22].
  • Emil and the Detectives's title is recorded as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Emil ja detektiivid'}[23].
  • Emil and the Detectives's title is recorded as {'lang': 'mn', 'text': 'Emil ba mördögcid'}[24].
  • Emil and the Detectives's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Emil i detektywi'}[25].
  • Emil and the Detectives's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Emil and the detectives'}[26].
  • Emil and the Detectives's title is recorded as {'lang': 'sr', 'text': 'Emil i detektivi'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Emil and the Detectives authored Erich Kästner[3].

Publication

Emil and the Detectives was published on 1928[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[9]. Its genre is crime fiction[6].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Emil and the Detectives was followed by Emil and the three twins[7].

Why It Matters

Emil and the Detectives ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (532 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · EncycloPetey · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin Germany
    Instance of literary work
    Language of work or name German
    Publication date +1928-00-00T00:00:00Z
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