Krabat

core novel 1971 Krabat

Record

Original title	Krabat
First published	1971
Original language	DE
First English translation	1972
Translator	Anthea Bell
Work type	novel
Canon status	core
Reader rating	3.91 (26,613 ratings, collected 2026-08-27)
Page count	296
First-edition ISBN	9781681377919

Where it sits

• Universe: Krabat
• Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
• Author: Otfried Preussler

Awards (verified)

• Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (Novel), 1972: won

Notes

• A dispossessed young apprentice at a mysterious watermill is drawn into a dangerous magical pact, in a story drawn from Sorbian folklore. Won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (German prize for youth literature) in 1972.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Krabat (novel)
• Wikipedia: Otfried Preussler
• Arbeitskreis fur Jugendliteratur e.V.: Krabat entry (Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, official)

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