E. T. A. Hoffmann

E. T. A. Hoffmann was a German writer of the Romantic Era. His most famous work is the fairy tale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, published in 1816. The ballet The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky is based on this story.

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• Lifetime: 24 January 1776 • 25 June 1822
• Main genre: Fantasy
• Literary movement: German Romanticism
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"I resolved to make the fullest use of the power within me and describe as with a magic wand the circles within which all life around me should dance for my delight."