The Christmas story of the German romantic of the 19th century E. T. A. Hoffmann "The Nutcracker" pleases and delights more than one generation of children and adults. Even after 200 years, it excites our imagination. Despite the fabulousness of the story, the author for the first time depicts the reality of the era, and not some unknown fictional world. Once upon a time, the story of living people and animated toys and the touching love of young Marie for the poor Nutcracker inspired the creation of the ballet of the same name and the great Russian composer P.I. Tchaikovsky. The uniqueness of the publication is also in the fact that it presents the full version of Hoffmann's fairy tale.
Author: Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann
Illustrations: Robert Ingpen
Translation: Irina Tatarinova
Pages: 144 (offset). Hard cover
Dimensions: 195x235 mm
