- Hardcover: 213 pages
- Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux (T) (Dec 1981)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0374232121
- ISBN-13: 978-0374232122
- Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 14 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,171,388 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A collection of 18 stories which demonstrate the author's longstanding obsession with fantasy of all types. The title story is an allegorical account of a love affair set in paradise.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This is a really good book. From the dreams he has as a young boy to the times after the war. A good book to read in between books. Most of the stories are short but there are some long ones too.
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Just judging from the initial story Lulu which is a confused mess, and briefly dipping into the others, it is clear that this is hardly Hesse at his best and that given the choice of this being published, he would have obviously have demurred. Worth missing.
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19 of 23 people found the following review helpful
MAGIC
10 Oct 1999
Format:Paperback
this book has followed me throughout my life, and has never been topped by another. He was, and is, the author closest to my heart.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
A terrific introduction to Hesse
8 Mar 2001
Format:Paperback
Hesse was an inveterate story writer and this collection is an excellent introduction to his work. Most of these tales are only a few pages long and even the longest can be completed in one sitting. They also span his entire career and give the reader a great overview of the author's style.
I recommend especially the title story, "Pictor's Metamorphoses": here a youth named Pictor wanders into a garden and finds a magic carbuncle which transforms him into a tree. But he realizes that his life his incomplete, and remains unhappy until a girl wanders into the same garden...
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Shows The Vast Range Of Writing Styles Of Hesse
2 Jun 1999
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This is a really good book. From the dreams he has as a young boy to the times after the war. A good book to read in between books. Most of the stories are short but there are some long ones too.
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