E. T. A. Hoffmann

1776–1822 · Germany · Romanticism

Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (24 January 1776 – 25 June 1822) was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music critic and artist. His short story "The Sandman" is seen as a pioneering work of horror fiction, while his novella Mademoiselle de Scuderi is regarded as one of the earliest examples of crime fiction. Wikipedia

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Works

“Kunzscher Riss”
“E. T. A. Hoffmann, Self-portrait”, 1822 — Alte Nationalgalerie

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