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Lifetime: 1822 - 1899 Passed: ≈ 125 years ago

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Émile Erckmann

Books by Émile Erckmann

Confidences d'un joueur de clarinette

Fiction Memoir

Family 19th century Love History Revolution Poverty Nature Politics Village Social Class Loss Childhood Music Coming-of-age Folklore Community Social injustice Memories Traditions Clarinet Alsace

Confidences d'un joueur de clarinette is a poignant and evocative memoir that tells the story of Kasper, a clarinet player who grew up in a small village in Alsace, France, in the 19th century. After the death of his mother, Kasper is sent to live wi...

Man-Wolf

"The Man-Wolf" is a 38,000 word novella that appears in the English language collection of short stories entitled, The Man-Wolf and Other Tales. The other tales in that collection were not recorded for this project. The Man-Wolf is a gothic tale of l...

Stories of the Rhine

Émile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian, more widely known by their joint nom de plume Erckmann-Chatrian, were in their time more recognized and known locally for their militaristic historical fiction. But of perhaps a more long-lasting influence was t...