Kapitän Kaiman und andere Erzählungen

by Karl May

Kapitän Kaiman heißt der gefährliche Seeräuber, von dessen üblen Machenschaften die Titelerzählung berichtet. In ihr gibt es zudem ein Wiedersehen mit Winnetou und den "Verkehrten Toasts". Die übrigen Geschichten schildern voller Spannung abenteuerliche Episoden aus dem Leben erprobter Westmänner.

Genres: Adventure, Westerns, German Literature, Fiction

487 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1895

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Велислав Върбанов · Rating 4 out of 5]

„Капитан Кайман“ е много готин и интересен приключенски роман! В него става дума за опасното пътешествие на главния герой в американския див запад, където среща загадъчен и страховит пират. В шеметните премеждия в книгата се появява и Винету.

[Christoph · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kurzweilig
Zum Teil voraussehbare Handlungen
Eben en Karl May

[Simon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kapitän Kaiman: 4/5
Kanada Bill: 3/5
Das sprechende Leder: 2/5
der Pfahlmann: 3/5