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The Sandman

  • Imprint: Penguin Classics

  • ISBN: 9780241251508

  • Length: 64  Pages

  • Dimensions: 161mm x 5mm x 111mm

  • Weight: 53g

  • RRP: £2.00

The Sandman

"Strange man, how can you have eyes for sale? Eyes? Eyes?" '

The disturbing tale of a young man's obsession with the Sandman, stealer of eyes, which has inspired writers from Sigmund Freud to Neil Gaiman.

One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

  • Imprint: Penguin Classics

  • ISBN: 9780241251508

  • Length: 64  Pages

  • Dimensions: 161mm x 5mm x 111mm

  • Weight: 53g

  • RRP: £2.00

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About the Author

E.T.A. Hoffmann

ERNST THEODOR AMADEUS HOFFMANN was one of the most important writers of German Romanticism. He is probably best remembered for his novellas and short stories, which combine fantastical elements with a darker realism and examine the harmful effect of the unfettered imagination on the pathological mind. His novella The Sandman inspired Delibes’ ballet Coppelia, whilst The Nutcracker and the Mouseking became the basis of Tchaikovsky’s much-loved Christmas ballet.

E.T.A. Hoffmann

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