Description
| Product ID: | 9781953861702 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Golden Pot |
| Subtitle: | and other tales of the uncanny |
| Authors: | Author: E.T.A. Hoffmann, Peter Wortsman |
| Page Count: | 300 |
| Subjects: | Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Whether a surrealist exploration of the anxieties surrounding automation, or a mystery concerning a goldsmith, missing jewels, and a spate of murders, each tale in this collection reveals the complexities of human desire and fear. Music and madness are tightly wound strands flowing through E.T.A. Hoffmann''s phantasmagoric stories. The ringing of crystal bells heralds the arrival of a beguiling snake, and a student''s descent into lunacy; a young man abandons his betrothed for a woman who plays the piano skillfully but seems worryingly wooden; a counselor''s daughter must choose between singing and her life. Peter Wortsman''s masterful new translation allows Hoffmann''s distinct and influential style to shine, while breathing new life into stories that seem both familiar and uncanny. |
| Imprint Name: | Archipelago Books |
| Publisher Name: | Archipelago Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-10-24 |
