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Der Fremde aus Indien ist eine geheimnisumwobene Gestalt, die eines Tages in der "alten Hauptstadt" auftaucht. Sie wird immer mehr zum Widersacher des unheimlichen "Hauptmanns", dem zahllose Verbrechen anzulasten sind, und allmählich klären sich weit zurückliegende Ereignisse zugunsten eines unschuldig Bestraften.

448 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1939

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Karl May

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Karl Friedrich May (also Karol May) was one of the best selling German writers of all time, noted mainly for books set in the American Old West, (best known for the characters of Winnetou and Old Shatterhand) and similar books set in the Orient and Middle East. In addition, he wrote stories set in his native Germany, in China and in South America.

May also wrote poetry and several plays, as well as composing music; he was proficient with several musical instruments. May's musical version of "Ave Maria" became very well known.

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Jedna z méně tradičních Mayovek, ale jedna z těch, co mě opravdu zaujala. Karl May rozhodně uměl napsat poutavý detektivní příběh, který jsem četla již nejméně 2x a chystám se na tuto knížku znovu, ačkoli je mi jasné, že budu vědět, jak to všechni bylo.
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