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The summer of 1992 had been exceptionally cold in southern Italy. But that’s not the reason why it is still remembered. On May 23, 1992, a roadside explosion killed the Palermo judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three police officers. A few weeks later judge Paolo Borsellino and five police officers were killed in the center of Palermo. These anti-mafia judges became heroes but the violence spread to the region of Bari in Puglia, where we meet a new, memorable character, Maresciallo Pietro Fenoglio, an officer of the Italian Carabinieri. Fenoglio, recently abandoned by his wife, must simultaneously deal with his personal crisis and the new gang wars raging around Bari. The police are sty...
In E. T. A. Hoffmann's Gesammelte Werke: Romane + Fantasy-Geschichten + Kunstmärchen tauchen Leser in eine Welt voller phantastischer Geschichten und tiefgründiger Charaktere ein. Hoffmann, ein Meister des deutschen romantischen Schreibstils, kombiniert in diesem Band verschiedene literarische Genres, darunter Romane, Fantasy-Geschichten und Kunstmärchen. Seine Werke zeichnen sich durch eine einzigartige Verbindung von Realität und Fantasie aus, die sowohl faszinierend als auch verstörend wirkt. Hoffmanns Schreibstil ist geprägt von einer liebevoll detaillierten Beschreibung von Charakteren und Umgebungen, die die Leser in seine Welt eintauchen lässt. Mit einer Mischung aus Emotionen und metaphysischen Elementen werden die Leser auf eine Reise durch Hoffmanns kreative und komplexe Gedankenwelten mitgenommen.
E. T. A. Hoffmann, ein bedeutender deutscher Romantiker des 19. Jahrhunderts, präsentiert in seinem Werk 'Gesammelte Werke von E. T. A. Hoffmann' eine faszinierende Sammlung von unheimlichen und fantastischen Erzählungen. Mit einer einzigartigen Kombination aus Horror, Märchen und mysteriösem Realismus bringt er den Leser in eine Welt voller Abgründe und unerklärlicher Phänomene. Hoffmanns präziser und detaillierter Schreibstil schafft eine düstere Atmosphäre, die den Leser in den Bann zieht und zum Nachdenken anregt. Seine Geschichten sind geprägt von einer tiefen psychologischen Analyse der menschlichen Natur und stellen oft das Unheimliche im Alltäglichen dar, was Hoffmann zu einem Vorreiter des modernen Horrorgenres macht.
Ten of Hoffmann's greatest tales, enormously popular in Europe but rarely seen in the United States: "The Golden Flower Pot," "Automata," "Nutcracker and the King of Mice," "The Sand Man," and 6 others.
Beware The Silence stands as a testament to the enduring allure and inherent mystery of the unsaid, the unexplained, and the eerily quiet moments that precede a storm. Spanning an impressive range of literary styles, from the gothic to the speculative, the realist to the supernatural, this collection delves into the silence that speaks volumes, exploring themes of isolation, the unknown, and the uncanny. This anthology is notable not just for its breadth but also for its depth, featuring standout pieces that showcase the unique intersections of culture, time, and psychology, marking a significant contribution to the literary landscape. The authors and editors represented in Beware The Silenc...
DigiCat presents to you the biggest collection of supernatural, macabre, horror and gothic classics. Grab your copy and get ready for the chills to creep down your spine: H. P. Lovecraft: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward At The Mountains of Madness The Colour out of Space The Whisperer in Darkness The Dunwich Horror The Shunned House... Mary Shelley: Frankenstein The Mortal Immortal The Evil Eye... John William Polidori: The Vampyre Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart The Cask of Amontillado The Black Cat... Henry James: The Turn of the Screw The Ghostly Rental... Bram Stoker: Dracula The Jewel of Seven Stars The Lair of the White Worm... Algernon Blackwood: The Willows A Haunted Island A Ca...
Hoffman's "Weird Tales" is a brilliant collection of his best works, including the world-known stories like "Mademoiselle De Scuderi," "The Nutcracker and The Mouse King," and also one of the first horror stories in the romantic literature "The Sandman." Hoffman's protagonists are romantic and brave representatives of the epoch. He writes about artists, musicians, poets, and also noble people of trade. His characters live in the era when men fight on duels and women faint to stress their fragility. The range of his characters is stunning. It includes the lady detective Mademoiselle De Scuderi, a mysterious Sandman who steals the eyes of those who don't want to go to bed, and an opera singer Signor Formica. Each of the presented stories has a unique character and belongs to the most valuable pieces of the world's literature that never cease to be topical, intriguing, captivating, and inspiring. _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_