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Pictor's Metamorphoses: and Other Fantasies (Paperback)

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By Hermann Hesse, Rika Lesser (Translated by), Theodore Ziolkowski (Introduction by)
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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.

About the Author


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.

Praise For…


“Enchanting.” —Los Angeles Times

Product Details
ISBN: 9780312422646
ISBN-10: 0312422644
Publisher: Picador
Publication Date: December 1st, 2003
Pages: 240
Language: English