{"product_id":"the-golden-pot-and-other-tales-of-the-uncanny-paperback","title":"The Golden Pot: And Other Tales of the Uncanny - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eE. T. a. Hoffmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Wortsman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I could list plausible comparisons all day and night, but \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Pot\u003c\/i\u003e is simply unlike anything else I have ever read.\" -- Justin Taylor, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMacabre and fantastical, Hoffmann's wildly imaginative tales offer an unflinching view of human nature and sing clearer than ever in a masterful new translation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHoffman, whose most famous work is \"The Nutcracker,\" is often compared to Edgar Allan Poe. Hoffman's massive influence qualifies him as the godfather of the German Romantic Movement which led to the horror genre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe macabre, fantastical nature of his subject matter inspired a broad swath of culture, with two of the longer stories in this collection \"The Sandman\" and \"The Automaton\" influencing Philip K. Dick's original inspiration for Blade Runner. The murder mystery \"Mademoiselle de Scud駻y\" is perhaps one of the earliest prototypes of the detective genre story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMusic and madness flow 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeter 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrussian-born \u003cb\u003eE.T.A. Hoffmann\u003c\/b\u003e (1776-1822) was one of the most influential authors of the German Romantic era. An artistic polymath with a fierce passion for music, Hoffmann spent much of his life struggling to reconcile his career as a bureaucrat with his commitment to his art. His stories, renowned for their combination of fantastic and macabre elements with twisting psychological realism, are often preoccupied with themes of artistic madness and the blurring of lines between the real and supernatural. His works exercised a profound influence on writers such as Balzac, Poe, Dostoevsky, and Kafka, as well as composers such as Schumann, Offenbach and Tchaikovsky. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslator \u003cb\u003ePeter Wortsman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several short fiction collections and plays, an essay collection, and a travel memoir \u003ci\u003eGhost Dance in Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e. His translations from the German include works by Peter Altenberg, Heinrich Heine, Robert Musil, Adelbert von Chamisso, Heinrich von Kleist, the Brothers Grimm and Franz Kafka\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 425\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 6.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764788855072,"sku":"9781953861702","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/45f246367f0ab3cd30802cc76fd9afe0.webp?v=1780254750","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-golden-pot-and-other-tales-of-the-uncanny-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}