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Berliner Novellen

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Published January 1, 1920

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E.T.A. Hoffmann

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Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann, better known by his pen name E. T. A. Hoffmann (Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann), was a German Romantic author of fantasy and horror, a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist. His stories form the basis of Jacques Offenbach's famous opera The Tales of Hoffmann, in which Hoffman appears (heavily fictionalized) as the hero. He is also the author of the novella The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, on which the famous ballet The Nutcracker is based. The ballet Coppélia is based on two other stories that Hoffmann wrote, while Schumann's Kreisleriana is based on Hoffmann's character Johannes Kreisler.

Hoffmann's stories were very influential during the 19th century, and he is one of the major authors of the Romantic movement.

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July 9, 2026
Nachdem ich Hoffmann fürs Abi lesen musste, war ich mir nicht sicher ob das Buch mich überzeugen würde. Erstaunlicherweise war ich aber nach einer anfänglichen Eingewöhnung in die Sprache und vor allem Dramatik des romantischen Zeitalters aber total drin. Passiert mir jedenfalls nicht oft, dass ich meine Ubahn Station verpasse, wenn ich lese, aber Hoffmann hat es geschafft. Ich fand es vor allem erfrischend, weil die Erzählungen so kurz waren und dadurch viel passiert ist auf wenig Seiten, man gleichzeitig aber auch bei weniger beliebten Erzählungen schnell durch war. Fazit ist, ich sollte mehr Novellen lesen.
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