Book Cover of Michael Kohlhaas

Michael Kohlhaas

by Heinrich von Kleist

Michael Kohlhaas is a novella by the German author Heinrich von Kleist, based on a 16th-century story of Hans Kohlhase. Kleist published fragments of the work in volume 6 of his literary journal Phöbus in June 1808. The complete work was published in the first volume of Kleist's Erzählungen (novellas) in 1810. Both the theme (a fanatical quest for justice) and the style (existentialist detachment posing as a chronicle) are surprisingly modern. They resonated with other authors more than a century after they were written.

Book Details

Language

English

Original Language

German

Published In

1810

Genre/Category

Tags/Keywords

Author

Heinrich von Kleist image

Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist was a German poet, dramatist, novelist, short story writer and journalist. His best known works are the theatre plays Das Käthchen von Heilbronn, The Broken Jug,...

More on Heinrich von Kleist

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

Ask Mamma: or The Richest Commoner In England Cover image

Ask Mamma: or The Richest Commoner In England by Robert Smith Surtees

It follows the story of John Jorrocks, a rich, self-made man with a passion for hunting, who finds himself embroiled in a series of comical misadventu...

Bullet With His Name Cover image

Bullet With His Name by Fritz Leiber

It follows the story of a man who becomes embroiled in a dangerous and complex conspiracy that threatens to disrupt the fragile balance of power in a...

Roughing it in the Bush Cover image

Roughing it in the Bush by Susanna Moodie

Roughing It in the Bush is an account of life as a Canadian settler by Susanna Moodie. Moodie immigrated to Upper Canada (soon to become Canada West),...

The Woman of Mystery Cover image

The Woman of Mystery by Maurice Leblanc

On the eve of World War I, Paul Delroze is haunted by a chilling memory from his childhood. During a trip with his father through the French countrysi...

The Human Boy And The War Cover image

The Human Boy And The War by Eden Phillpotts

In the tumultuous years of World War I, a group of young boys at Merivale School, nestled amidst the rolling hills of England, finds their lives inext...

Babbitt Cover image

Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis, is a satirical novel about American culture and society that critiques the vacuity of middle class life and the social pre...

Rose in Bloom  Cover image

Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott

It depicts the story of a nineteenth-century girl, Rose Campbell, finding her way in society. It is Alcott's sequel to Eight Cousins.

The Cat's Paw Cover image

The Cat's Paw by Natalie Sumner Lincoln

Susan Baird is found dead at her tea-table and all the evidence points to murder. She is supposed to have been penniless but when her will is found he...

A Country Doctor  Cover image

A Country Doctor by Sarah Orne Jewett

A Country Doctor is a fiction novel by American author Sarah Orne Jewett. The book, which was first published in 1884, was based on the relationship b...

Honey-Bee Cover image

Honey-Bee by Anatole France

This captivating tale takes readers on a remarkable exploration of intellectual curiosity, societal norms, and the power of human connection. Anatole...

Reviews for Michael Kohlhaas

No reviews posted or approved, yet...