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Author
Adelbert von Chamisso
Language
English
Genre
history
by Adelbert von Chamisso
recording of The wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl, the Man who lost his Shadow by Adelbert von Chamisso. ; Megan Lam; James K. White Peter Schlemihl is an ordinary man until one day he bargains with the devil: He trades his shadow for a bottomless purse.
While this sounds like a good idea at first, it turns out that having no shadow is considered to be so strange by society, that even unlimited wealth cannot repair such a fault. The story of Peter Schlemihl is exceedingly well-known even today, but the original text is not so widely-read as it once was. H.
Hedge may be a good introduction to modern listeners. - Summary by Carolin For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the catalog page for this recording. org.
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There are books you finish and forget. Then there are books like The Wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl, the Man Who Lost His Shadow that you keep going back to mentally. This is the second kind. Brilliant.
My partner overheard me listening and ended up sitting down with me for the rest of it. We're both still talking about it. That's not nothing.
I specifically look for audiobooks with a natural narration style — nothing worse than robotic delivery. This nails it. Very easy to listen to for long stretches.
Some chapters hit differently depending on where you are in life. I think I needed to hear The Wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl, the Man Who Lost His Shadow right now. Perfect timing, perfect book.
