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E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
1776–1822
A master of German Romanticism, this writer filled his stories with eerie doubles, uncanny dreams, satire, and sudden turns into the fantastic. His work helped shape later horror and fantasy, and still feels strange and vivid today.
20 Audiobooks
Weird Tales. Vol. 1 (of 2)
by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
Der Goldene Topf
by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I.
by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
Nachtstücke
by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
Weird Tales, Vol. 2 (of 2)
by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
Lebensansichten des Katers Murr
by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
The Devil's Elixir, Vol. 1 (of 2)
by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
The Devil's Elixir, Vol. 2 (of 2)
by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
Deutsche Humoristen, 6. Band (von 8)
by Bettina von Arnim, Adolph Bayersdorfer, Friedrich Theodor Fischer, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann, Ludwig Thoma, Henry F. Urban
Klein Zaches, genannt Zinnober: Ein Märchen
by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
The Serapion Brethren, Vol. II
by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea
by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
De Gouden Vaas
by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
Pähkinänrusentaja ja hiirikuningas
by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
Deutsche Humoristen, 2. Band (von 8)
by Clemens Brentano, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann, Heinrich Zschokke
Kiusanhenki: Satu
by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
Hunnutettu nainen
by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
Martti mestari ja hänen kisällinsä
by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
Outo intohimo: Kertomus Ludvig XIV:n ajalta
by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
Goden- en Heldensagen
by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
About the author
Born in Königsberg on January 24, 1776, E. T. A. Hoffmann became one of the most distinctive voices of German Romantic literature. He trained and worked as a jurist, but he was also deeply involved in music, drawing, and criticism, and that mix of disciplines gave his fiction its unusual energy and range.
Hoffmann is especially remembered for tales that blur everyday life with obsession, fear, and the supernatural, including The Sandman and The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. His stories often move between wit and menace, combining sharp social observation with fantasy in a way that later influenced writers, composers, and artists far beyond Germany.
He died in Berlin on June 25, 1822. More than two centuries later, his work remains famous for its imagination, its dark humor, and its ability to make the familiar world suddenly feel unsettling.