Karl May's Best-Known Books on Bookshelf
Key titles and series. Tap any book to add it to your shelf.
Key titles and series. Tap any book to add it to your shelf.
German writer (1842–1912) of adventure novels set in the American West and the Orient, featuring Winnetou and Old Shatterhand. Open Library lists 115 books by Karl May.
Notable Karl May books include Winnetou, Old Shatterhand and Durch die Wüste, with titles published between 1875 and 1897. Whether you are starting a Karl May reading list or working through the back catalogue, Bookshelf lets you log each title, give it a score out of 10 and keep track of what to read next.
The question of where to begin a Karl May reading list comes up often. These are three of the best-known books to begin with:
Karl May's books are shelved under adventure and western. Track your Karl May books alongside the rest of your reading, and find other authors in these genres below.
Karl May's best-known books include Winnetou, Old Shatterhand and Durch die Wüste. Rate them 1–10 to build your own ranking of Karl May's best.
Karl May has 115 books listed on Open Library, including Winnetou, Old Shatterhand and Durch die Wüste. You can log any of them on Bookshelf.
A good way into Karl May's work is Winnetou, or any of Old Shatterhand and Durch die Wüste. Add them to your Bookshelf to keep track of what you've read and what to read next.
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