Hotzenplotz 3
core novel 1973 Hotzenplotz
Record
| First published | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  DE |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.18 (814 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9783522119801 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
The robber Hotzenplotz is released from prison and announces that he wants to give up robbing for good. Kasperl, Seppel, Grandmother and Chief Inspector Dimpfelmoser are thrown into confusion, because nobody knows whether he means it. Hotzenplotz goes to Grandmother's house to apologize, but she does not trust him and locks him in her closet until he produces an official discharge letter. Dimpfelmoser stays suspicious, and Kasperl and Seppel set traps to watch for new crimes. Hotzenplotz says he wants to change, yet admits he has no skills except robbery. When he is accused of stealing a fortune-teller's crystal ball, he must hide from the police while the boys try to clear his name.
Where it sits
- Universe: Hotzenplotz
- Series: Hotzenplotz core; position 3 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Otfried Preussler
Notes
- From the series record (Hotzenplotz): Kasperl and Seppel repeatedly chase the robber Hotzenplotz, in three books published in the author's lifetime and one found after his death.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Hotzenplotz: position 3 of 4: previous Neues vom Räuber Hotzenplotz (1969) · next Der Räuber Hotzenplotz und die Mondrakete (2018)
Sources
- Wikipedia: The Robber Hotzenplotz
- Schweitzer Fachinformationen (Thienemann blurb excerpt)
- Bibliofy (publisher blurb summary)
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