Boy Lornsen
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Boy Lornsen was a German sculptor and author of children's literature, writing both in Standard German
and in Platt
.
Lornsen served as pilot and radio operator in the German Luftwaffe
during World War II. After the war, he was educated as a sculptor at Hannover. He worked as a sculptor into the 1960s.
In 1967, he published his first children's book, about a boy who helps a robot with his homework. The book was a success, and was adapted for television in 1972. Lornsen was a member of P.E.N.
from 1981.
Lornsen's books were translated into numerous languages, including Greek, Japanese and Norwegian. In 1980, his Jakobus Nimmersatt was adapted by Japan's Nippon Animation
studio into a TV special, Nodoka Mori no Dobutsu Daisakusen (The Great Plan of the Animals of Placid Forest), directed by Yoshio Kuroda; the special was released in English under two different titles, Back to the Forest and Peter of Placid Forest.
Paul the Octopus
was named after one of his poems: Der Tintenfisch Paul Oktopus.
Standard German
Standard German is the standard variety of the German language used as a written language, in formal contexts, and for communication between different dialect areas...
and in Platt
Low German
Low German or Low Saxon is an Ingvaeonic West Germanic language spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern part of the Netherlands...
.
Lornsen served as pilot and radio operator in the German Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
during World War II. After the war, he was educated as a sculptor at Hannover. He worked as a sculptor into the 1960s.
In 1967, he published his first children's book, about a boy who helps a robot with his homework. The book was a success, and was adapted for television in 1972. Lornsen was a member of P.E.N.
International PEN
PEN International , the worldwide association of writers, was founded in London in 1921 to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere....
from 1981.
Lornsen's books were translated into numerous languages, including Greek, Japanese and Norwegian. In 1980, his Jakobus Nimmersatt was adapted by Japan's Nippon Animation
Nippon Animation
is a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with chief offices in the Ginza district of Chūō and production facilities in Tama City....
studio into a TV special, Nodoka Mori no Dobutsu Daisakusen (The Great Plan of the Animals of Placid Forest), directed by Yoshio Kuroda; the special was released in English under two different titles, Back to the Forest and Peter of Placid Forest.
Paul the Octopus
Paul the Octopus
Paul the Octopus was a common octopus from Weymouth, England. Paul lived in a tank at a commercial attraction, the Sea Life Centre in Oberhausen, Germany and became internationally famous after his feeding behaviour was used to correctly predict the winner of each of the Germany national football...
was named after one of his poems: Der Tintenfisch Paul Oktopus.