
Klein Zaches, genannt Zinnober
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Der hässliche und dumme Wechselbalg Klein Zaches wird durch einen Zauber der Fee Rosabelverde für alle um ihn herum zu einem außergewöhnlichen und talentierten Menschen. Seine wahre Natur bleibt jedoch verborgen, und er wird für Leistungen gefeiert, die er nicht vollbracht hat. Klein Zaches, der nun den Namen „Zinnober“ trägt, macht eine rasante Karriere am Hofe des Fürsten Paphnutius und erregt mit seiner scheinbaren Brillanz Bewunderung. Nur wenige, darunter der Dichter Balthasar, erkennen die Täuschung und sehen, dass Zinnobers Erfolg auf einem magischen Betrug beruht. Doch Balthasars Versuche, den Zauber zu brechen, scheitern zunächst. Die Geschichte nimmt eine tragikomische Wendung, als Zinnober mit seiner Schönheit und vermeintlichen Klugheit auch die Liebe der schönen Candida gewinnt. Der Leser wird mit den Folgen von Täuschung und Schein konfrontiert und lernt die fragwürdige Natur von Macht und Ansehen kennen.Book Details
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E. T. A. Hoffmann
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Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann was a German Romantic author of fantasy and Gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music critic and artist. His stories form the basis of Jacques Offenbach's opera The Tales...
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