Der Sandmann/The Sandman By E. T. A. Hoffmann

This book is a new translation of E. T. A. Hoffmann's The Sandman. The text contains an introduction to Hoffmann's life and an introduction to his novella. The Sandman is the story of Nathanael and his obsession with the titular figure. This narrative is over two hundred years old still and has many interesting and prescient questions at its core.