by Adelbert von Chamisso · ISBN 9782070336302
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The Wonderful Story of Peter Schlemihl is a novel by German writer Adelbert von Chamisso, published in 1814. The story follows Peter Schlemihl, a man who sells his shadow to the devil in exchange for unlimited wealth. However, he soon discovers that wealth cannot buy happiness and that the loss of his shadow makes him a social outcast. The novel is an allegory of alienation and the loss of identity in modern society.
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.
