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The nutcracker and mouse king

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Main Author: Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822
Other Authors: Neugroschel, Joachim, Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
German
French
Published: New York : Penguin Books, 2007.
Series:Penguin classics.
Subjects:
Children > Conduct of life > Fiction.
Magicians > Fiction.
Nutcrackers (Implements) > Fiction.
Rescues > Fiction.
Mice > Fiction.
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Item Description:Translated by Joachim Neugroschel ; introduction by Jack Zipes.
Physical Description:xxxiii, 155 pages ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxi-xxxiii)
ISBN:9780143104834
0143104837
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)

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