Dwarf Nose. Tales of Foreign Writers

Wilhelm Hauff 1802 – 1827 – a German writer and novelist. He is one of the few authors who knew how to turn ordinary legends about ghosts and poor people punishing evil rich men into masterpieces – magical, vivid, captivating, and memorable stories that are still enthusiastically read by both children and adults today. Charles Perrault 1628 – 1703 – a famous French fairy tale writer. He wrote about himself as a child who enjoyed composing fairy tales. Perrault's fairy tales are creations based on folk tales, but it was his adaptation that 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 attractive power that does not weaken over time. The images created by Hoffmann still live on in cinema, on theater stages, and in the minds of readers all over the world. The book includes well-known fairy tales: The Tale of the Stork Caliph, 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.