
audiobook
by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
OUTO INTOHIMO
E. T. A. HOFFMANN
E. T. A. HOFFMANN
OUTO INTOHIMO
Set against the glittering backdrop of Louis XIV’s court, the story follows a young musician whose life is torn between the rigid expectations of a legal career and an irresistible pull toward the mysterious world of sound. He discovers a series of uncanny manuscripts that seem to vibrate with a life of their own, awakening memories he cannot place and stirring a restless curiosity that borders on obsession. As he delves deeper, the boundaries between reality and the uncanny begin to blur, and everyday objects take on a haunting resonance.
The narrative weaves together the elegance of eighteenth‑century aristocratic life with the darker currents of Romantic imagination, creating a tense atmosphere where music becomes a gateway to unseen realms. Hoffmann’s vivid descriptions turn corridors, salons, and moonlit gardens into stages for subtle, psychological terror. Listeners will be drawn into a tale that balances lyrical beauty with an unsettling sense that something invisible watches from the shadows.
Language
fi
Duration
~2 hours (151K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2016-08-02
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1776–1822
A master of the uncanny, he filled Romantic-era fiction with doubles, dreams, automata, and sly humor. His stories helped shape modern fantasy and horror, and they still feel wonderfully strange.
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