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Waldemar Bonsels

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in Ahrensburg, Germany

February 21, 1880

Died

July 31, 1952

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Waldemar Bonsels was a German writer of children's books.

Though he wrote only one children's book in the strict sense, Die Biene Maja (Maya the Bee), another work of his, People in the Sky (Himmelsvolk) -- even if not a children's book per se -- has a much deeper mystical layer showing the unity of all creation and its relationship to God. There are a number of novels and shorter stories dealing with love as Eros and on the higher level of divine love in the spirit of romanticism (Eros und die Evangelien, Menschenwege, Narren und Helden, etc.), with the relationship between man and nature in a simple life unchanged by modern civilization (Anjekind, etc.) and also including a historical novel from the time of Jesus (Der Grieche Dositos). He ...more

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Average rating: 3.85 · 883 ratings · 103 reviews · 111 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Adventures of Maya the Bee 3.86 avg rating — 812 ratings — published 1912 — 136 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Biene Maja und ihre Abenteuer; Himmelsvolk 3.81 avg rating — 43 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Himmelsvolk: Ein Märchen von Blumen, Tieren und Gott 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1915 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Indian Journey 3.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1928 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mario und die Tiere 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1939 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Notes of a Vagabond: Ways of Men 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1931 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Majas Flucht aus der Heimatstadt by Waldemar Bonsels, Alfons Schweiggert 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hannibals Kampf by Waldemar Bonsels, Alfons Schweiggert really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1986	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Wunder der Nacht by Waldemar Bonsels, Alfons Schweiggert really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1986 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der Waldsee und seine Leute by Waldemar Bonsels, Alfons Schweiggert really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1985 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Die Biene Maja und ihre Abenteuer (2 books)
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“Ich weiß nun, dass die Menschen am schönsten sind, wenn sie einander liebhaben.”
― Bonsels Waldemar

tags: biene, bonsels, liebe, maja

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“It certainly is a great joy to be alive,” she thought. “And there’s no comparison between the dingy, crowded stories in which the bees live and work and this house. The very quiet here is splendid.”
― Waldemar Bonsels, The Adventures of Maya the Bee

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