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Embark on a journey through the eyes of Bambi as Felix Salten captures the beauty and challenges of life in the woods.Bambi: A Life in the Woods by Felix Salten: Venture into the enchanting realm of the forest with Bambi: A Life in the Woods created by the imaginative author Felix Salten. Through the captivating journey of Bambi, a young deer, Salten weaves a timeless narrative that explores the beauty of nature, the circle of life, and the profound bond between animals and their environment.Felix Salten, a master storyteller, crafts an evocative tale that evokes a deep connection to the natural world. Through his poignant prose, he invites readers to witness the wonders and challenges of the animal kingdom, prompting contemplation on the delicate balance between humans and their fellow inhabitants of the Earth.
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Felix Salten was an Austrian writer. He was born Siegmund Salzmann in Budapest, Hungary. When he was three weeks old, his family moved to Vienna, Austria. Many Jews were immigrating into the city in the late 19th century because Vienna had finally granted full citizenship to Jews in 1867. When his father went bankrupt, Felix had to quit school and begin working in an insurance agency. He also began submitting poems and book reviews to journals. He became part of the Young Vienna movement (Jung Wien) and soon received work as a full-time art and theater critic in the Vienna press. In 1901 he founded Vienna's first, short-lived literary cabaret. In 1900 he published his first collection of short stories. He was soon publishing, on an average, one book a year, of plays, short stories, novels, travel books, and essay collections. He also wrote for nearly all the major newspapers of Vienna. He wrote film scripts and librettos for operettas. In 1927 he became president of the Austrian P.E.N. club. His most famous work is , which he wrote in 1923. It was translated into English in 1928 and became a Book-of-the-Month Club hit. In 1933, he sold the film rights to Sidney Franklin for $1,000, who later transferred the rights to the Walt Disney studios. Disney released its movie based on in 1942.Life in Austria became perilous for a prominent Jew in the 1930s. Adolf Hitler had Salten's books banned in 1936. Two years later (1938) , after Austria had become part of Germany, Salten moved to Zurich, Switzerland, where he lived until his death.He was married to the actress Ottilie Metzl, and had two children: Paul and Anna-Katherina. He wrote another book based on the character Bambi, titled , 1939. His stories "Perri" and "The Hound of Florence" inspired the Disney films and Salten is considered to be the author of the erotic novel , the fictional autobiography of a Vienna prostitute, which was published in 1906.
