The wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl, the Man who lost his Shadow
by Hans Christian Andersen, Nikolai Gogol, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Manuel João Gomes, Adelbert von Chamisso, Robert Desnos, William Howitt, Nicolau Gogol
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Peter Schlemihl is an ordinary man until one day he bargains with the devil: He trades his shadow for a bottomless purse. While this sounds like a good idea at first, it turns out that having no shadow is considered to be so strange by society, that even unlimited wealth cannot repair such a fault.The story of Peter Schlemihl is exceedingly well-known even today, but the original text is not so widely-read as it once was. This very accessible translation by F.H. Hedge may be a good introduction to modern listeners. - Summary by Carolin
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