by E. T. A. Hoffmann · Gallimard · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070371518
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«Contes» is the collection of fantastic and gothic tales by E. T. A. Hoffmann, published by Gallimard in paperback (442 pages, in French).
Hoffmann's stories where the supernatural creeps into everyday life, creating an atmosphere of suspense and unease. Includes «El hombre de la arena», about a young man tormented by a mysterious chemist, and «Mademoiselle de Scudéry», featuring a novelist caught up in jewel thefts and murders. Fantasy, gothic and German Romanticism.
The edition is part of the Folio classique collection, with an introduction by Claude Roy and edited by Albert Béguin.
For readers of horror and fantasy classics, interested in German Romanticism and short stories with an unsettling atmosphere.
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music critic and artist. His short story "The Sandman" is seen as a pioneering work of horror fiction, while his novella Mademoiselle de Scuderi is regarded as one of the earliest examples of crime fiction.
