Nachtstücke by E. T. A. Hoffmann

"Nachtstücke" by E. T. A. Hoffmann is a collection of stories published in 1816. The collection includes "The Sandman," a haunting tale of Nathanael, a young man traumatized by childhood memories of a sinister figure who visited his father. When a mysterious barometer-seller appears years later, Nathanael's fears resurface, drawing him into a web of obsession, romance, and madness. As reality blurs with delusion, he becomes entangled with the beautiful but strange Olimpia, leading to a shocking revelation that shatters his world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822
Title Nachtstücke
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sandman_(short_story) de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nachtst%C3%BCcke_(Hoffmann)
Contents Der Sandmann
Ignaz Denner
Die Jesuitenkirche in G.
Das Sanctus
Das öde Haus
Das Majorat
Das Gelübde
Das steinerne Herz
Credits This text has been derived from HTML files at "Projekt Gutenberg DE", prepared by Gerd Bouillon and Gunter Hille
Reading Level Reading ease score: 73.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language German
LoC Class PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Subject Fantasy fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 6341
Release Date
Last Update Dec 29, 2020
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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