false 551454 4 This selection of Hoffmann's finest short stories vividly demonstrates his intense imagination and preoccupation with the supernatural, placing him at the forefront of both surrealism and the modern horror genre. Suspense dominates tales such as "Mademoiselle de Scudery", in which an apprentice goldsmith and a female novelist find themselves caught up in a series of jewel thefts and murders. In the sinister "Sandman", a young man's sanity is tormented by fears about a mysterious chemist, while in "The Choosing of a Bride" a greedy father preys on the weaknesses of his daughter's suitors. Master of the bizarre, Hoffman creates a sinister and unsettling world combining love and madness, black humour and bewildering illusion. 538695 1960 Tales of Hoffmann (Penguin Classics) total:143|5:59|4:52|3:28|2:3|1:1| 143 594 243 9 5 2 false false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 13:33:13 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 13:09:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Nov 29 11:28:13 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 11:30:46 -0800 2008 4 1 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Sun Feb 17 20:41:44 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 14 12:15:52 -0800 2009
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