The Golden Pot and Other Tales of the Uncanny

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The Golden Pot and Other Tales of the Uncanny

Name: The Golden Pot and Other Tales of the Uncanny
ISBN: 9781953861719

E.T.A. Hoffmann, Peter Wortsman (translation)

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Macabre & fantastical, Hoffmann’s wildly imaginative tales offer an unflinching view of human nature & sing clearer than ever in a masterful new translation

Whether a surrealist exploration of the anxieties surrounding automation, or a mystery concerning a goldsmith, missing jewels, & a spate of murders, each tale in this collection reveals the complexities of human desire & fear.

Hoffman, whose most famous work is “The Nutcracker,” is often compared to Edgar Allan Poe. Hoffman’s massive influence qualifies him as the godfather of the German Romantic Movement which led to the horror genre.

The macabre, fantastical nature of his subject matter inspired a broad swath of culture, with two of the longer stories in this collection “The Sandman” & “The Automaton” influencing Philip K. Dick’s original inspiration for Blade Runner. The murder mystery “Mademoiselle de Scudéry” is perhaps one...

Categories:

Fiction - World Fiction

Year:

2023

Publisher:

Steerforth Press

Language:

english

ISBN 10:

1953861717

ISBN 13:

9781953861719