by E. T. A. Hoffmann · Imprimerie nationale · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782743302160
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«Tableaux nocturnes, tome 1» is the book of fantastic tales by E. T. A. Hoffmann published by Imprimerie nationale in paperback (283 pages, in French).
The volume brings together four tales: «Le marchand de sable», «Ignace Denner», «L'Eglise des Jésuites de G.» and «Le Sanctus». In them, the everyday is invaded by the sinister and the supernatural, and the characters are at the mercy of dark powers, external or internal.
First volume of the Nachtstücke series, translated into French by Philippe Forget and published in 1999.
Recommended for readers interested in the Gothic tale and in the fantastic narrative of German Romanticism.
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.
