by Gérard de Nerval · TRES I QUATRE · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788475023144
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«Historia del Califa Hakem» is the novel by Gérard de Nerval, published by Tres i Quatre in paperback in 1991, 72 pages.
The work focuses on the life and adventures of Caliph Hakem, a singular character wrapped in a fascinating tale. The brief narrative, with an Oriental setting, combines a novelistic tone with elements typical of legend.
Translation by Enric Cassases. First edition in the El Grill collection, measuring 20 x 12 cm.
Gérard de Nerval was the pen name of Gérard Labrunie, a French travel writer, essayist, poet, and translator. He was a major figure during the era of French romanticism, and best known for his novellas and poems, especially the collection Les Filles du feu, which included the novella Sylvie and the poem "El Desdichado". Through his translations, Nerval played a major role in introducing French readers to the works of German Romantic authors, including Klopstock, Schiller, Bürger and Goethe. His later work merged poetry and journalism in a fictional context and influenced Marcel Proust. His last novella, Aurélia ou le rêve et la vie, influenced André Breton and Surrealism.
