The Sandman : And Other Weird Tales

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"The godfather of modern horror and fantasy... Hoffmann's true sorcery is his ability to transfer his characters' private experiences into the reader. His stories teach us to respect the uncanny depths inside of any 'ordinary' human being." - The New York Review of Books "Hoffman was the true inventor ... of so much that makes literature pleasurable." - Gilbert Adair "The products of a mind so brilliant, wild and singular as that of Hoffmann may long hover in the remembrance of the world." - Thomas Carlyle Three uncanny tales from a master of macabre fantasy whose work inspired Kafka and Poe, translated by J.T. Bealby and Thomas Carlyle. This collection of three uncanny tales highlights the best of a 19th-century German author who is seen by many as the father of modern sci-fi and fantasy. In "The Sandman", young Nathanael grows up terrified of a legendary figure who will steal his eyes if he's caught out of bed at night - but it's only when Nathanael has grown to adulthood, seemingly settled and happy, that the full, terrifying truth unfolds. A living doll, a series of doppelgangers, and the seeds of madness combine in this classic story of self-destruction.