Overview

ETA Hoffmann’s The Nutcracker and the Mouse King may be familiar to many, having served as the inspiration for Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet. However, the ballet was based on a French retelling of the story, and Hoffmann’s German original is rarely translated in its entirety.

This edition of the complete German classic, in a new translation by the eminent translator Anthea Bell, displays the full range of the author’s quirky power of invention. It is published here alongside another lesser-known tale, The Strange Child, in which a young brother and sister meet an unusual playmate in the woods and have to deal with a sinister new schoolmaster.

Deliciously dark, endlessly imaginative and funny, Hoffmann’s stories still enthrall children and adults alike to this day.

ISBN-13

9781906548315

ISBN-10

1906548315

Weight

0.45 Pounds

Dimensions

4.75 x 0.70 x 6.46 In

List Price

$14.95

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

144 pages

Publisher

Pushkin Press

Published On

2010-01-12



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