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Informationen zum Autor Adalbert Stifter (1805-1868) was an Austrian writer! painter and tutor to the Viennese aristocracy. Informally part of the so-called Biedermeier movement in German-language literature! he has been celebrated by both German and English writers! including Rilke! von Hofmannsthal! Mann! Hesse! Auden and Sebald! and is particularly famed for his vivid descriptions of natural landscapes in his literary work. Adalbert Stifter's The Bachelors is also published by Pushkin Press. Klappentext This seemingly simple fable of two children lost in a frozen landscape is eloquent in its innocence. A Christmas story set in a terrifying and beautiful world of snow and ice, Rock Crystal is a classic of German literature, loved by children and adults alike. 'A tale of almost unendurable suspense'-- "New York Review of Books" A beautiful, enigmatic story by one of the greatest German-language novelists. Zusammenfassung This seemingly simple fable of two children lost in a frozen landscape is eloquent in its innocence. A Christmas story set in a terrifying and beautiful world of snow and ice! Rock Crystal is a classic of German literature! loved by children and adults alike.
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"A tale of almost unendurable suspense." - The New York Review of Books
