The Robber Hotzenplotz

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The Robber Hotzenplotz (German: Der Räuber Hotzenplotz [deːɐ̯ ˈʁɔʏbɐ ˈhɔtsn̩ˌplɔts] ^ⓘ) is a character created by German author Otfried Preußler for his children's book series of the same name. There are three tales about Hotzenplotz:

• The Robber Hotzenplotz (1962)
• News from the Robber Hotzenplotz (1969)
• Hotzenplotz 3 (later editions are titled The Robber Hotzenplotz: Enough with the Robbery) (1973)

All three books were illustrated by artist Josef Tripp, as were most of Preußler's works. These books were translated into at least 34 languages (e.g.: French: Le Brigand Briquambroque, Italian: Il Brigante Pennastorta, Spanish: El bandido Saltodemata, Turkish: Haydut Haytazot). Moreover, more than six million books were sold.

In 2018 another original manuscript by Preußler was discovered detailing an adventure with Hotzenplotz. Originally meant for a puppet theater play, it was released in late May 2018 with permission and cooperation of Preußler's daughter Susanne Preußler-Bitsch.^[1] This volume was illustrated by Thorsten Saleina and F. J. Tripp.

• The Robber Hotzenplotz and the Moon Rocket (2018)