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Lifetime: 1781 - 1838 Passed: ≈ 186 years ago

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Adelbert von Chamisso

Books by Adelbert von Chamisso

Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte Cover image

Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte

Satire Fantasy Romance
Love Gothic Allegory Transformation Redemption Fate Sacrifice Romanticism Satire Supernatural Moral Isolation Identity Greed Wealth Human Nature Fantasy Acceptance Consequences Shadow German Literature Soul Devil Deal

Peter Schlemihl lernt den reichen Kaufmann Thomas John kennen, in dessen Garten er einem eigenartigen grauen Herrn begegnet. Dieser überredet ihn dazu, seinen Schatten für ein Säckel voller Gold zu verkaufen, der wie ein Füllhorn nie versiegt. Sobald...

wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl, the Man who lost his Shadow Cover image

wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl, the Man who lost his Shadow

Peter Schlemihl is an ordinary man until one day he bargains with the devil: He trades his shadow for a bottomless purse. While this sounds like a good idea at first, it turns out that having no shadow is considered to be so strange by society, that...