{"id":18591,"date":"2026-11-07T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expat-times.com\/panama\/?p=18591"},"modified":"2026-11-06T15:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T20:41:48","slug":"janosch-creator-of-the-beloved-panama-childrens-story-dies-at-95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expat-times.com\/panama\/people-opinions-language\/janosch-creator-of-the-beloved-panama-childrens-story-dies-at-95\/","title":{"rendered":"Janosch, Creator of the Beloved Panama Children’s Story, Dies at 95"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Horst Eckert, the German author and illustrator known worldwide under the pen name Janosch and celebrated for the classic Panama children’s story<\/a><\/strong> “Oh, How Beautiful Panama Is,” died Monday at the age of 95. His editor, Bernhard Feil, confirmed the death to EFE on Tuesday, citing a message from Eckert’s wife. The author had lived on the Spanish island<\/a> of Tenerife since the 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eckert’s career spanned five decades and produced more than 150 books translated into roughly 50 languages. He retired from active writing in 2010, though his catalog continued to reach new readers. German media outlets, including the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Der Spiegel, reported the loss as the passing of a figure who shaped generations of young readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tal vez nadie le importe esto pero el se\u00f1or de la foto hizo m\u00e1s promoci\u00f3n que cualquier autoridad paname\u00f1a en Alemania \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea\n\nGracias a esta obra literaria miles de alemanes hoy eligen a Panam\u00e1 \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\udde6 como un destino tur\u00edstico.\n\n@CCAPanama https:\/\/t.co\/BzyNRECmc1<\/p>— Luis Fernando Norato (@noratopty) November 4, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>\n