Written in 1816 by one of the leaders of German Romanticism for his children, nephews, and nieces, The Nutcracker captures better than any other story a child's wonder at Christmas.
E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776-1822) was one of the best known and most
influential authors of his time.Phantasiest cke, his earliest
collection of tales, appeared in 1814. This was followed three
years later by Nachst cke and then in 1819-21 by Die Serapoins br
der.Among his longer works is his second and final novel, Die
Lebensansichten des Katers Murr (The Life and Opinions of the
Tomcat Murr), which represents the highpoint of his art. He
exploited the grotesque and the bizarre in a manner unmatched by
any other Romantic writer.
Joachim Neugroschel (translator; 1938-2011) won three PEN
translation awards and the French-American Foundation Translation
Prize. He translated Thomas Mann's Death in Venice and
Sacher-Masoch's Venus in Furs, among other works, for Penguin
Classics.
“For lit nerds and loved ones who are notoriously hard to shop for,
you can’t go wrong with these festively bound classics. . . . Their
size makes them perfectly stocking-stuffable.” —Entertainment
Weekly, “The Must List”
“Leave it to the folks at Penguin—who gave us Gothed-out editions
of horror classics for Halloween—to package these . . . slim
Yuletide-themed volumes.” —Newsday, “Best Books to Give as Holiday
Gifts”
“Remember how Christmas was celebrated before Black Friday with
these 19th-century authors, in small uniform volumes wrapped in
pretty jackets.” —USA Today, “Holiday Gift Books So Pretty, No Need
to Wrap”
“Beautifully designed.” —The Washington Post
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