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Theodor Storm

Theodor Storm

GermanSeptember 14, 1817 – July 4, 1888Fiction

German author celebrated for his novellas, particularly The Rider on the White Horse (Der Schimmelreiter), which combine psychological realism with brooding Northern German atmosphere. He is considered the master of the German Novelle.

Works

  • The Rider on the White HorseNovella about dike inspector defending North Sea coast amid political turmoil→
  • ImmenseeNovella about lover's childhood sweetheart and lost love haunting his adulthood→
  • Aquis SubmersusNovella exploring love's cost and sacrifice between feuding families across centuries→
  • Carsten Curator→
  • Hans and Heinz Kirch→
  • Gedichte→
  • Der SchimmelreiterNovella about spectral rider on white horse defending dike against North Sea→
  • Collected Poems→

Related

Gottfried Keller·Adalbert Stifter·Paul Heyse·Theodor Fontane
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