Selected works

Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann's bizarre tales fascinate more than one generation of readers. In his fantastic tales, the nutcracker Nutcracker comes to life and fights unequally against mouse tyranny. Three golden hairs, given by a fairy, allow the ugly hunchback Zahes to mislead people, to manipulate them. Student Anselm entered the magical world of poetic fantasies, married the blue-eyed serp...