Wilhelm Hauff

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Wilhelm Hauff

1802–1827

Best known for vivid fairy tales and adventurous historical fiction, this German writer packed an astonishing amount into a life that ended before his 25th birthday. His stories, including Little Muck and The Cold Heart, have remained popular for generations.

27 Audiobooks

Othello

by Wilhelm Hauff

The Wine-ghosts of Bremen

The Wine-ghosts of Bremen

by Wilhelm Hauff

La Karavano

La Karavano

by Wilhelm Hauff

Lichtenstein

Lichtenstein

by Wilhelm Hauff

La Kantistino

La Kantistino

by Wilhelm Hauff

Fairy tales

Fairy tales

by Wilhelm Hauff

Kylmä sydän

Kylmä sydän

by Wilhelm Hauff

About the author

Born in Stuttgart in 1802, he became one of the best-known German writers of the Biedermeier period. Reliable reference sources describe him as a poet and novelist, and especially note his lasting fame as a writer of fairy tales.

He studied in Tübingen and wrote with unusual speed and range during the 1820s. Among the works most often highlighted are the fairy tales Der kleine Muck (Little Muck) and Das kalte Herz (The Cold Heart), along with the historical novel Lichtenstein.

His career was remarkably short: he died in Stuttgart in 1827, just days before turning 25. Even so, his mix of fantasy, satire, and storytelling energy gave him a lasting place in German literature.