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Johann Peter Hebel

Johann Peter Hebel

German1760 – 1826Short Stories

German author whose Rhineland Household Tales (Schatzkastlein) are celebrated gems of German vernacular prose, short calendar stories that Kafka, Benjamin, and others praised for their concentrated narrative wisdom.

Works

  • Rhineland Household TalesFolk tales and moral lessons from Rhineland household tradition→
  • The Treasure ChestCollection of folk wisdom and household moral teachings→
  • Allemannische GedichteAlemannian dialect poems celebrating dialect and regional folk culture→
  • Schatzkastlein des rheinischen HausfreundesTreasure chest of folk tales and household wisdom from Rhineland→
  • Short Stories→

Related

E.T.A. Hoffmann·Gottfried Keller·Adalbert Stifter
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