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Die Karawane
Die Karawane
Die Märchensammlung »Die Karwane« des schwäbischen Spätromantikers Wilhelm Hauff erschien zuerst 1825 im »Märchen-Almanach auf das Jahr 1826 für Söhne und Töchter gebildeter Stände«. Die Titelgeschichte selbst bildet dabei nur den erzählerischen Rahmen für insgesamt sechs phantastisch-märchenhafte Erzählungen, darunter »Kalif Storch«, die »Geschichte von dem Gespensterschiff« sowie »Der kleine Muck«, wohl Hauffs bis heute bekanntestes Märchen.
517 pages
First published January 1, 1825
About the author
Wilhelm Hauff
940 books53 followersWilhelm Hauff was a German poet and novelist best known for his fairy tales.
Educated at the University of Tübingen, Hauff worked as a tutor and in 1827 became editor of J.F. Cotta’s newspaper Morgenblatt. Hauff had a narrative and inventive gift and sense of form; he wrote with ease, combining narrative themes of others with his own. His work shows a pleasant, often spirited, wit. There is a strong influence of E.T.A. Hoffmann in his fantasy Mitteilungen aus den Memoiren des Satans (1826–27; “Pronouncements from the Memoirs of Satan”). Hauff’s Lichtenstein (1826), a historical novel of 16th-century Württemberg, was one of the first imitations of Sir Walter Scott. He is also known for a number of fairy tales that were published in his Märchenalmanach auf das Jahr 1826 and had lasting popularity. Similar volumes followed in 1827 and 1828. His novellas, which were collected posthumously in Novellen, 3 vol. (1828), include Jud Süss (The Jew Suss; serialized 1827).
Educated at the University of Tübingen, Hauff worked as a tutor and in 1827 became editor of J.F. Cotta’s newspaper Morgenblatt. Hauff had a narrative and inventive gift and sense of form; he wrote with ease, combining narrative themes of others with his own. His work shows a pleasant, often spirited, wit. There is a strong influence of E.T.A. Hoffmann in his fantasy Mitteilungen aus den Memoiren des Satans (1826–27; “Pronouncements from the Memoirs of Satan”). Hauff’s Lichtenstein (1826), a historical novel of 16th-century Württemberg, was one of the first imitations of Sir Walter Scott. He is also known for a number of fairy tales that were published in his Märchenalmanach auf das Jahr 1826 and had lasting popularity. Similar volumes followed in 1827 and 1828. His novellas, which were collected posthumously in Novellen, 3 vol. (1828), include Jud Süss (The Jew Suss; serialized 1827).
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May 28, 2025
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October 4, 2025
Relatos bellos. Exotismo bello.
May 31, 2012
I was enjoying this at first. Then the stories started to seem somewhat homogeneous. And then I saw the end coming.
I would not recommend this for children. The subject matter of the framing story (killing a woman for revenge, described somewhat graphically) is not suitable for young children, and the somewhat basic language level might render it unsuitable for older ones.
I would not recommend this for children. The subject matter of the framing story (killing a woman for revenge, described somewhat graphically) is not suitable for young children, and the somewhat basic language level might render it unsuitable for older ones.
January 5, 2016
Volume in formato gigante, da apprezzare per le illustrazioni ma non di certo per i contenuti. Non sono mai stata un’amante delle antologie, ma questi racconti li ho trovati davvero noiosi nonostante al tempo della lettura fossi perfettamente nel target di età cui si rivolgono.
May 24, 2014
This is a very good,inspiring book that wakes up your imagination and spread it widely.
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