Karel Klostermann (german: Karl Klostermann; 13 February 1848 – 17 July 1923) was a Czech-German writer. He wrote under the alias ''Faustin''.

Biography

Klostermann was born on 13 February 1848 in

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. From 1857 to 1865, he went to school in

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in what is now the

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. He studied medicine until 1869 in

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, and was later active as a teacher of

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and French at the German high school in Plzeň. He first wrote his works in German; later he turned to the Czech language and wrote novellas about the inhabitants of the middle

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. This can be found in the collection ''V srdci šumavských hvozdů'' ("In the heart of the Bohemian Forest"). Some of his novellas are set in and around the town of Kašperské Hory. Klostermann died on 17 July 1923 in Štěkeň, at the age of 75.

Selected works

* '' Ze světa lesních samot'' (''From the world of forest solitude'') – 1891 * ''Syn svobodného soudce'' (''The son of the free judge'') * ''Pěst v příbězích'' (''Fist in stories'')

Honours

Klostermann Hut in Modrava was named after Karel Klostermann.

References

1848 births 1923 deaths People from Grieskirchen District Czech male writers Austrian male writers Czech-language writers Czech writers in German Czech people of Austrian descent Austrian people of Czech descent German people of Czech descent German people of Austrian descent German Bohemian people German male writers {{CzechRepublic-writer-stub