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Die Serapionsbrüder #21
Spielerglück
Der junge Baron Siegfried entdeckt das Glücksspiel für sich. Er trifft auf einen geheimnisvollen Fremden, der ihm die Geschichte des Chevalier Menars erzählt – eines leidenschaftlichen Kartenspielers, der zunächst vom Glück begünstigt wird, dann jedoch alles verliert. Chevalier Menars verfällt der Spielsucht, entfremdet sich von seiner Umgebung und verliert nicht nur sein Vermögen, sondern auch seine Würde. Eine düstere Erzählung über die Verlockung des Spiels, den Verlust der Kontrolle und die tragischen Folgen von Gier und Sucht.
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First published January 1, 1820
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E.T.A. Hoffmann
2,268 books880 followersErnst 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.
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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