Karl Ettlinger

Born in 1882, Karl Ettlinger was a German writer best known for novels and humorous fiction published in the first decades of the 20th century. Library records confirm works including Die verhexte Stadt, and reference databases identify him as a novelist from Germany.

The surviving catalog information suggests a prolific career aimed at general readers, with stories built around wit, mischief, and social observation rather than heavy literary showmanship. Because the easily available sources are sparse and sometimes disagree on details of his life, it is best to describe him simply as a German author active in that period.

He died in 1939. Although not widely known today, his work belongs to the rich world of popular German-language storytelling between the imperial era and the years between the world wars.