| Pictor's Metamorphoses: And Other Fantasies Contributor(s): Hesse, Hermann (Author), Lesser, Rika (Translator), Ziolkowski, Theodore (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0312422644 ISBN-13: 9780312422646 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: In the spring of 1922, several months after completing "Siddhartha," Hermann Hesse wrote a fairy tale that was also a love story, inspired by the woman who was to become his second wife. That story, "Pictor' s Metamorphoses," is the centerpiece of this anthology of Hesse' s luminous short fiction. Based on "The Arabian Nights" and the work of the Brothers Grimm, the nineteen stories collected here represent a half century of Hesse's short writings. They display the full range of Hesse' s lifetime fascination with fantasy--as dream, fairy tale, satire, or allegory. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004270011 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.7 lbs) 213 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In the spring of 1922, several months after completing Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse wrote a fairy tale that was also a love story, inspired by the woman who was to become his second wife. That story, Pictor's Metamorphoses, is the centerpiece of this anthology of Hesse's luminous short fiction. Based on The Arabian Nights and the work of the Brothers Grimm, the nineteen stories collected here represent a half century of Hesse's short writings. They display the full range of Hesse's lifetime fascination with fantasy--as dream, fairy tale, satire, or allegory. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hesse, Hermann: - Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) was a German poet and novelist. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962. He was the author of works including Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, and Demian. |