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Loading... Nutcracker (original 1816; edition 1984)by E.T.A. Hoffmann
Work InformationThe Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E. T. A. Hoffmann (Author) (1816)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Got almost nothing out of this experience. Hopefully the ballet reveals something where this translated written work did not! ( ) Winter 2019; I said to my best friend "It's funny, I accepted at 148 that I wasn't going to hit 150 books this year. That it doesn't need to kill me that I didn't hit some arbitary number no one is actually staring down their nose and making sure I hit. But, then, I opened and closed [b:The Invasion|776877|The Invasion (Animorphs, #1)|K.A. Applegate|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1456853880l/776877._SX50_.jpg|356806] on the plane here. So, hilariously, I'm going to end at 149 instead." She leaned over to her right and handed me this. Somehow, even though I've watched uncounted dozens of 'The Nutcracker' ballet versions, I never knew this story was actually a novella (and this version with these swoon worthy illustrations that she'd tracked down). I loved reading the introduction with the illustrator/translator telling the story of 'Hard Nut' and how they hadn't ever known that was a story, and, reader, me, too. I never ever knew and it's like the full middle third of this novella. I loved it and I want a copy. I spent so much time going through it thinking it would be an amazing story to read to children night-by-night at Christmas time as they were getting into the season. Considering that we watched the Macauley Culkin version of the Nutcracker ballet about a million times when I was a kid, I can't beleive that I haven't read the whole story! It is so much more complex than the ballet, so I can really see why Sendak wanted to illustrate it and remake the ballet again. The story has a lot of vaguely frightening undertones - from the weirdly creepy Godfather Drosselmeier to the real life threat of a rat invasion - so Sendak's welcoming-but-odd artistic stylings fit the story perfectly. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to Publisher Seriesinsel taschenbuch (879) Insel-Bücherei (Nr. 1486) Reclams Universal-Bibliothek (1400) Is contained inIs retold inHas the adaptationThe Graphic Canon of Children's Literature: The World's Greatest Kids' Lit as Comics and Visuals by Russ Kick Is abridged inIs parodied inInspiredHas as a student's study guideAwardsNotable Lists
After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps break the spell and changes him into a handsome prince. No library descriptions found.
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)833.6Literature German literature and literatures of related languages German fiction 1750-1832 : 18th century, classical period, romantic periodLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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