And to be exact - he came from the Kingdom of Saxony. He always considered himself a Saxon, more than a German. He wrote about 70 novels, some of the lesser known being contemporay tales situated in his home regions, and some contemporary history fiction.
Other than Winnetou and Old Shatterhand, his most famous protagonists were Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi and his companion Hadshi Halef Omar ben Hadshi Abul Abbas ibn Hadshi Dawuhd al Gossarah (if I remember correctly <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />) - wonder whether the latter ever got to be known outside Europe. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
In times of crisis it is of the utmost importance not to lose your head (Marie Antoinette)
