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The Nutcracker

In this retelling of the original 1816 German story, Godfather Drosselmeier gives young Marie a nutcracker for Christmas, and she finds herself in a magical realm where she saves a boy from an evil curse.

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Main Author:	Hoffman, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822
Other Authors:	Koppe, Susanne, Zwerger, Lisbeth (Illustrator), Bell, Anthea
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English German
Published:	New York : North-South Books, 2004.
Subjects:	Fairy tales > Juvenile fiction. Christmas > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	In this retelling of the original 1816 German story, Godfather Drosselmeier gives young Marie a nutcracker for Christmas, and she finds herself in a magical realm where she saves a boy from an evil curse.
Item Description:	"A Michael Neugebauer book."
Physical Description:	[24] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN:	0735817332 (hc) 0735817340 (le)
Author Notes:	German writer, composer, and painter ErnstTheodor Amadeus Hoffman was born in Konigsberg, Prussia in 1776. After beginning a career in the law, Hoffman turned to music, working as a conductor, music director, and critic, and later composing a ballet, an opera, and other works. He established himself as a writer with the four-volume story collection Phatasiestucke in Callier Manier (Fantasy Stories in the Manner of Callot), which was published in 1814-1815. Even though he published several novels and story collections, including Nachtstucke (Hoffman's Strange Stories, 1817) and Die Serapionsbruder (The Serapion Brethren, 1819-1821), Hoffman continued to support himself as a legal official in Berlin. This struggle between artistry and bureaucracy is played out in many of his works. Hoffman died of progressive paralysis in 1822. (Bowker Author Biography)