Peter Schlemihl
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781438502335
Paperback|9781438502335
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Overview
Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 ?1838) was a German poet and botanist. In 1796 his family was forced to leave France. They settled in Berlin where Chamisso became a page-in-waiting to the queen. He later joined the Prussian infantry. Peter Schlemihl is the story of a man who sells his shadow to the Devil for an always full wallet. He then finds out that a man without a shadow is shunned by society. The woman he loves rejects him, and he spends the rest of his life wandering the world in scientific exploration. The Yiddish word Schlemiel means a hopelessly incompetent person, a bungler. The name is a synonym for one who makes a desperate or silly bargain
| ISBN-13 | 9781438502335 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 1438502338 |
| Dimensions | 7.50 x 0.25 x 9.25 In |
| List Price | $7.45 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 72 pages |
| Publisher | Standard Pubns Inc |
| Published On | 2008-01-01 |
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