# Janosch

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thumb|right|The place in Hindenburg at which the house of Janosch's birth used to stand (now demolished)
'''Janosch''' ({{IPA|de|ˈjaːnɔʃ|lang|De-Janosch.ogg}}, born as '''Horst Eckert''' on 11 March 1931) is a German children's author and illustrator.

==Biography==
Janosch was born as Horst Eckert on 11 March 1931 in what was then Hindenburg (now [Zabrze](/source/Zabrze), Poland) in [Upper Silesia](/source/Upper_Silesia) to a family of mixed German and Polish origin, though he identifies his nationality as "[Silesian](/source/Silesians)".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://katowice.wyborcza.pl/katowice/1,35055,2770963.html?disableRedirects=true|title=Wyborcza.pl|website=katowice.wyborcza.pl|accessdate=29 August 2021}}</ref> His mother was a pious Catholic, and his father a violent alcoholic.<ref name="Zeitung 2021" />

After [World War II](/source/World_War_II), the family fled to [West Germany](/source/West_Germany).<ref name="Zeitung 2021" /> In the area of [Oldenburg](/source/Oldenburg_(city)), Janosch worked in a textile mill.<ref name="Budeus-Budde 2021">{{cite web | last=Budeus-Budde | first=Roswitha | title=Janosch wird 90: Ohne zu wissen, ob das Kunst ist | website=Süddeutsche.de | date=11 March 2021 | url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/janosch-geburtstag-kinderbuecher-1.5230872 | access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref> In 1953, he went to [Munich](/source/Munich), where he studied for some terms at the Academy of Arts, but broke off his studies eventually.<ref name="DW.COM">{{cite web | title=Cult children's author Janosch turns 90 – 11.03.2021 | website=DW.COM | url=https://www.dw.com/en/cult-childrens-author-janosch-turns-90/a-19108267 | access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref> Afterwards, he worked as a freelance artist. In 1960, his first book for children was published with [George Lentz](/source/George_Lentz), a friend of his,<ref name="lesen" /> who also persuaded him to take on the penname ''Janosch''.

By 1980, he had published over 100 books for children in nearly 30 languages. Amongst his most recognisable characters is the [Tigerente](/source/Tigerente) that appears in ''Oh, wie schön ist Panama'' and the stories around the little tiger and the little bear. He has also published several books for adults, in which he deals with his childhood experiences of growing up with an abusive father and a God-fearing mother, constantly recurring topics being friendship, family relationships, and the quest for the meaning of life.

Between 1953 and 1980 the artist lived in [Munich](/source/Munich),<ref name="muenchen.de 2016">{{cite web | title=Alles Gute zum 90., Janosch! München feiert mit | website=muenchen.de | date=1 February 2016 | url=https://www.muenchen.de/aktuell/2021/2021-03/janosch-90-geburtstag-muenchen.html | language=de | access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref> and then relocated to the island of [Tenerife](/source/Tenerife), where he currently resides.<ref name="Budeus-Budde 2021" /><ref name="lesen" /><ref name="Teneriffa News 2021">{{cite web | title=Der Vater der Tigerente: Janosch feiert seinen 90. Geburtstag auf Teneriffa | website=Teneriffa News | date=11 March 2021 | url=https://www.teneriffa-news.com/news/teneriffa/der-vater-der-tigerente-janosch-feiert-seinen-90-geburtstag-auf-teneriffa_14188.html | language=de | access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref>

== Awards ==
Among others, he has received the following awards:
* 1975: [Literaturpreis der Stadt München](/source/Literaturpreis_der_Stadt_M%C3%BCnchen)<ref name="lesen" />
* 1979: [German Youth Literature Award](/source/Deutscher_Jugendliteraturpreis)<ref name="lesen" />
* 1983 and 1987: [Zilveren Penseel](/source/Zilveren_Penseel)
* 1984: [Zilveren Griffel](/source/Zilveren_Griffel)<ref name="lesen">{{Cite web |first=Katja |last=Haug |url=https://www.lesen-in-deutschland.de/html/content.php?object=journal&lid=624|title=Auf den Spuren Janoschs – Am 11. März wird Janosch 75 Jahre alt &#124; Lesen in Deutschland|website=www.lesen-in-deutschland.de|accessdate=29 August 2021}}</ref>
* 1993: [Bundesverdienstkreuz](/source/Bundesverdienstkreuz)<ref name="Zeitung 2021">{{cite web | title=Janosch zeigt mit 90 Jahren sein ganzes Talent | website=[Süddeutsche.de](/source/S%C3%BCddeutsche.de) | date=11 March 2021 | url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/ausstellungen-tuebingen-janosch-zeigt-mit-90-jahren-sein-ganzes-talent-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-210311-99-777817 | language=de | access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref>
* 1996: [Morenhovener Lupe](/source/Morenhovener_Lupe)
* 1999: [Kulturpreis Schlesien des Landes Niedersachsen](/source/Kulturpreis_Schlesien_des_Landes_Niedersachsen)
* 1999: [Orden de Manuel Amador Guerrero](/source/Orden_de_Manuel_Amador_Guerrero)
* 2002: [Bayerischer Poetentaler](/source/Bayerischer_Poetentaler)

== Works ==
In German, Janosch published until today about 150 books which in part were translated into 30 languages.<ref>Philipp Zieger: ''Janosch''. In: ''[Südkurier](/source/S%C3%BCdkurier)'' vom 13. Mai 2009.</ref>
* ''[Die Geschichte von Valek dem Pferd](/source/Die_Geschichte_von_Valek_dem_Pferd)''. [Georg-Lentz-Verlag](/source/Georg-Lentz-Verlag), Munich 1960.<ref name="Budeus-Budde 2021" />
* ''[Valek und Jarosch](/source/Valek_und_Jarosch)''. [Georg-Lentz-Verlag](/source/Georg-Lentz-Verlag), Munich 1960.
* ''[Das kleine Schiff](/source/Das_kleine_Schiff)''. [Georg-Lentz-Verlag](/source/Georg-Lentz-Verlag), Munich 1960.
* ''[Der Josa mit der Zauberfidel](/source/Der_Josa_mit_der_Zauberfidel)''. [Georg-Lentz-Verlag](/source/Georg-Lentz-Verlag), Munich 1960.
* ''{{ill|Onkel Poppoff kann auf Bäume fliegen|de}}''. [Parabel-Verlag](/source/Parabel-Verlag), Munich 1964.
* ''[Das Auto hier heißt Ferdinand](/source/Das_Auto_hier_hei%C3%9Ft_Ferdinand)''. [Parabel-Verlag](/source/Parabel-Verlag), Munich 1964, {{ISBN|3-407-79316-2}}.
* ''[Böllerbam und der Vogel](/source/B%C3%B6llerbam_und_der_Vogel)''. [Middelhauve Verlag](/source/Middelhauve_Verlag), [Cologne](/source/Cologne) 1968, {{DNB-IDN|457091916}}.
* ''[Cholonek oder Der liebe Gott aus Lehm](/source/Cholonek_oder_Der_liebe_Gott_aus_Lehm)''. [Georg-Bitter-Verlag](/source/Georg-Bitter-Verlag), [Recklinghausen](/source/Recklinghausen) 1970, {{ISBN|3-7903-0125-6}}.
* ''[Lari Fari Mogelzahn](/source/Lari_Fari_Mogelzahn)''. [Beltz-Verlag](/source/Beltz-Verlag), [Weinheim](/source/Weinheim) 1971, {{ISBN|3-407-80207-2}}.
* ''[Leo Zauberfloh](/source/Leo_Zauberfloh)''. [dtv](/source/dtv_Verlagsgesellschaft), Munich 1975, {{ISBN|3-423-07025-0}}.
* ''[Sacharin im Salat](/source/Sacharin_im_Salat)''. [Bertelsmann-Verlag](/source/Bertelsmann-Verlag), Munich 1975, {{ISBN|3-570-00047-8}}.
* ''[Update on Rumpelstiltskin and other Fairy Tales by 43 Authors](/source/Neues_vom_Rumpelstilzchen_und_andere_Haus-M%C3%A4rchen_von_43_Autoren)''. [Beltz & Gelberg](/source/Beltz_%26_Gelberg), [Weinheim](/source/Weinheim) 1976, {{ISBN|3-407-80518-7}}.
* ''[Traumstunde für Siebenschläfer](/source/Traumstunde_f%C3%BCr_Siebenschl%C3%A4fer)''. [Beltz-Verlag](/source/Beltz-Verlag), [Weinheim](/source/Weinheim) 1977, {{ISBN|3-407-80526-8}}.
* ''[Die Maus hat rote Strümpfe an](/source/Die_Maus_hat_rote_Str%C3%BCmpfe_an)''. [Beltz-Verlag](/source/Beltz-Verlag), [Weinheim](/source/Weinheim) 1978, {{ISBN|3-407-80538-1}}.
* ''{{ill|Oh, wie schön ist Panama|de}}''. [Beltz-Verlag](/source/Beltz-Verlag), [Weinheim](/source/Weinheim) 1978, {{ISBN|3-407-80533-0}}.<ref name="Budeus-Budde 2021" />
**English translation: ''The Trip to Panama''. Beltz & Gelberg Verlag, Weinheim 1990, {{ISBN|3-407-78074-5}}. translator: [Anthea Bell](/source/Anthea_Bell)
* ''[Sandstrand](/source/Sandstrand_(novel))''. [Beltz-Verlag](/source/Beltz-Verlag), [Weinheim](/source/Weinheim) 1979, {{ISBN|3-407-80758-9}}; [Merlin Verlag](/source/Merlin_Verlag), [Gifkendorf](/source/Gifkendorf) 2001, {{ISBN|3-87536-218-7}}.
* ''{{ill|Komm, wir finden einen Schatz|de}}''. [Beltz-Verlag](/source/Beltz-Verlag), [Weinheim](/source/Weinheim) 1979, {{ISBN|3-407-80555-1}}.
* ''[Schnuddelbuddel sagt Gutnacht](/source/Schnuddelbuddel_sagt_Gutnacht)''. [Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag](/source/Deutscher_Taschenbuch_Verlag), Munich 1979, {{ISBN|3-423-07506-6}}.
* ''{{ill|Post für den Tiger|de}}''. [Beltz-Verlag](/source/Beltz-Verlag), [Weinheim](/source/Weinheim) 1980, {{ISBN|3-407-78031-1}}.
* ''[The City meets the Country](/source/Eine_Stadt_geht_%C3%BCber_Land)''. [Beltz & Gelberg](/source/Beltz_%26_Gelberg), [Weinheim](/source/Weinheim) 1980, {{ISBN|3-407-80570-5}}.
* ''[Das Leben der Thiere](/source/Das_Leben_der_Thiere)''. [Beltz-Verlag](/source/Beltz-Verlag), [Weinheim](/source/Weinheim) 1981, {{ISBN|3-407-80585-3}}.
* ''[Rasputin der Vaterbär](/source/Rasputin_der_Vaterb%C3%A4r)''. [Beltz-Verlag](/source/Beltz-Verlag), [Weinheim](/source/Weinheim) 1983, {{ISBN|3-407-80270-6}}.
* ''{{ill|Ich mach dich gesund, sagte der Bär|de}}''. [Diogenes-Verlag](/source/Diogenes-Verlag), [Zürich](/source/Z%C3%BCrich) 1985, {{ISBN|3-407-79335-9}}.
* ''[Das Lumpengesindel](/source/Das_Lumpengesindel)''. [Diogenes-Verlag](/source/Diogenes-Verlag), [Zürich](/source/Z%C3%BCrich) 1987, {{ISBN|3-257-00689-6}}.
* ''[Der Mäuse-Sheriff](/source/Der_M%C3%A4use-Sheriff)''. [Georg Bitter Verlag](/source/Georg_Bitter_Verlag), [Recklinghausen](/source/Recklinghausen) 1989, {{ISBN|3-931081-05-2}}.
* ''[Die Kunst der bäuerlichen Liebe 1](/source/Die_Kunst_der_b%C3%A4uerlichen_Liebe_1)''. [Teil](/source/Teil). [Merlin Verlag](/source/Merlin_Verlag), [Gifkendorf](/source/Gifkendorf) 1990, {{ISBN|3-926112-26-3}}.
* ''[Du bist ein Indianer, Hannes](/source/Du_bist_ein_Indianer%2C_Hannes)''. [Bitter Verlag](/source/Bitter_Verlag), [Recklinghausen](/source/Recklinghausen) 1990, {{ISBN|3-7903-0388-7}}.
* ''[Polski Blues](/source/Polski_Blues)''. [Goldmann Verlag](/source/Goldmann_Verlag), Munich 1991, {{ISBN|3-442-30417-2}}.
* ''{{ill|Zurück nach Uskow|de}}''. [Merlin Verlag](/source/Merlin_Verlag), [Gifkendorf](/source/Gifkendorf) 1992, {{ISBN|3-926112-34-4}}.
* ''[Schäbels Frau](/source/Sch%C3%A4bels_Frau)''. [Goldmann Verlag](/source/Goldmann_Verlag), Munich 1992, {{ISBN|3-442-30442-3}}.
* ''[Mutter sag, wer macht die Kinder?](/source/Mutter_sag%2C_wer_macht_die_Kinder%3F)''. [Mosaik-Verlag](/source/Mosaik-Verlag), Munich 1992, {{ISBN|3-576-10038-5}}.
* ''[Von dem Glück, Hrdlak gekannt zu haben](/source/Von_dem_Gl%C3%BCck%2C_Hrdlak_gekannt_zu_haben)''. [Goldmann Verlag](/source/Goldmann_Verlag), Munich 1994, {{ISBN|3-442-30443-1}}.
* ''[Von dem Glück, als Herr Janosch überlebt zu haben](/source/Von_dem_Gl%C3%BCck%2C_als_Herr_Janosch_%C3%BCberlebt_zu_haben)''. [Merlin Verlag](/source/Merlin_Verlag), [Gifkendorf](/source/Gifkendorf) 1994, {{ISBN|3-926112-25-5}}.
* ''[Franz mit dem verdammten Hut](/source/Franz_mit_dem_verdammten_Hut)''. [Little Tiger Verlag](/source/Little_Tiger_Verlag), Hamburg 1995, {{ISBN|3-423-70389-X}}.
* ''[Schnuddel baut ein Wolkenhaus](/source/Schnuddel_baut_ein_Wolkenhaus)''. [Isis Verlag](/source/Isis_Verlag), [Chur](/source/Chur) 1995, {{DNB-IDN|949586870}}.
* ''[Schnuddels Gute-Nacht-Geschichten](/source/Schnuddels_Gute-Nacht-Geschichten)''. [Isis Verlag](/source/Isis_Verlag), [Chur](/source/Chur) 1995, {{DNB-IDN|94958696X}}.
* ''[Wörterbuch der Lebenskunst](/source/W%C3%B6rterbuch_der_Lebenskunst)''. [Goldmann Verlag](/source/Goldmann_Verlag), Munich 1995, {{ISBN|3-442-30626-4}}.
* ''[Gastmahl auf Gomera](/source/Gastmahl_auf_Gomera)''. [Goldmann Verlag](/source/Goldmann_Verlag), Munich 1997, {{ISBN|3-442-30662-0}}.
* ''[Restaurant & Mutterglück oder Das Kind](/source/Restaurant_%26_Muttergl%C3%BCck_oder_Das_Kind)''. [Merlin Verlag](/source/Merlin_Verlag), [Gifkendorf](/source/Gifkendorf) 1998, {{ISBN|3-926112-79-4}}.
* ''[Ich liebe eine Tigerente](/source/Ich_liebe_eine_Tigerente)''. [Mosaik-Verlag](/source/Mosaik-Verlag), Munich 1999, {{ISBN|3-576-11318-5}}.
* ''[Janoschs großer, kleiner Tigeratlas](/source/Janoschs_gro%C3%9Fer%2C_kleiner_Tigeratlas)''. [Bassermann](/source/Bassermann_Verlag), Munich 2002, {{ISBN|3-8094-1239-2}}.
* ''[Janoschs Tausend-Bilder-Lexikon](/source/Janoschs_Tausend-Bilder-Lexikon)''. [Bassermann](/source/Bassermann_Verlag), Munich 2002, {{ISBN|3-8094-1240-6}}.
* ''[Wie der Tiger zählen lernt](/source/Wie_der_Tiger_z%C3%A4hlen_lernt)''. [Bassermann](/source/Bassermann_Verlag), Munich 2002, {{ISBN|3-8094-1238-4}}.
* ''[Wie der Tiger lesen lernt](/source/Wie_der_Tiger_lesen_lernt)''. [Bassermann](/source/Bassermann_Verlag), Munich 2002, {{ISBN|3-8094-1237-6}}.
* ''[Bei Liebeskummer Apfelmus](/source/Bei_Liebeskummer_Apfelmus)''. [Bassermann](/source/Bassermann_Verlag), Munich 2002, {{ISBN|3-8094-1371-2}}.
* ''[Morgen kommt der Weihnachtsbär](/source/Morgen_kommt_der_Weihnachtsb%C3%A4r)''. [Bassermann](/source/Bassermann_Verlag), Munich 2002, {{ISBN|3-8094-1369-0}}.
* ''[Wenn Schnuddel in die Schule geht und andere Geschichten](/source/Wenn_Schnuddel_in_die_Schule_geht_und_andere_Geschichten)''. [cbj](/source/cbj), Munich 2006, {{ISBN|3-570-21622-5}}.
* ''[Gibt es hitzefrei in Afrika? So leben die Kinder dieser Welt](/source/Gibt_es_hitzefrei_in_Afrika%3F_So_leben_die_Kinder_dieser_Welt)''. [Heyne Verlag](/source/Heyne_Verlag), Munich 2006, {{ISBN|3-453-12089-2}}.

===Tigerente===
[[File:Tigerente Filmpark Babelsberg.JPG|thumb|''Tigerente'' at the [Babelsberg Studio](/source/Babelsberg_Studio)]]
thumb|A sculpture of the Tiger, the Bear, and the ''Tigerente'' in Zabrze

The '''Tigerente''' ({{lit}} tiger duck) is a children's book character created by Janosch. It is a little wooden toy duck on wheels, striped black on yellow, that is pulled around on a string by various characters of Janosch's books. It never has a line of dialogue, but still has become by far the most popular figure ever created by the author. The Tigerente has since appeared on a wide range of products including posters, postcards, high school art projects, buttons, mugs, socks, umbrellas, cutlery, and nearly every item of children's furniture imaginable. It has been the namesake and mascot of the German TV show ''[Tigerenten Club](/source/Tigerenten_Club)'', all without ever uttering a single line.<ref name="muenchen.de 2016" /><ref name="DW.COM" />

== Adaptations ==

The story "''Oh, wie schön ist Panama''" was adapted into a contemporary opera under the title "''[Oh, the beautiful Panama](/source/Oh%2C_the_beautiful_Panama)''" by [Lin Wang](/source/Lin_Wang_(composer)).<ref name="B.Z. Berlin 2013" /> The opera was premiered at [Deutsche Oper Berlin](/source/Deutsche_Oper_Berlin) in 2013, and was a sold-out event.<ref name="B.Z. Berlin 2013">{{cite web | title=Oh, wie schön war "Oh, wie schön ist Panama" | website=B.Z. Berlin | date=28 January 2013 | url=https://www.bz-berlin.de/artikel-archiv/oh-wie-schoen-war-oh-wie-schoen-ist-panama | language=de | access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
{{Portal|Children's literature}}
* {{in lang|de}} [http://www.janosch.de/ Official Homepage]
* {{in lang|de}} [http://www.little-tiger.de/biographie.htm About Janosch]

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