Dwarf Nose. Fairy Tales of Foreign Writers

Wilhelm Hauff 1802 – 1827 – a German writer and novelist. He is one of the few authors who could turn ordinary legends about ghosts and poor people punishing evil rich men into masterpieces — magical, vivid, captivating, memorable stories, which are still eagerly read by both children and adults today. Charles Perrault 1628 – 1703 – a famous French fairy tale writer. He wrote of himself as a child who enjoyed making up fairy tales. Perrault's fairy tales — creations based on the plots of folklore, but it is in his adaptation that the stories gained popularity and became beloved for many centuries. They teach kindness, resourcefulness, mutual assistance, true friendship, and loyalty. Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann 1776 – 1822 is rightly considered one of the most mysterious and incomprehensible writers in the history of world literature. His works possess a completely unique magnetic power that does not diminish over time. The images created by Hoffmann are still alive in cinema, on theater stages, and in the minds of readers around the world. The book includes famous fairy tales: The Tale of the Caliph Stork, Little Muck, Dwarf Nose by Wilhelm Hauff, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, The Gifts of the Fairy by Charles Perrault, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann.