{"product_id":"the-sandman","title":"The Sandman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This collection of three uncanny tales highlights the best of a 19th-century German author who is seen by many as the father of modern sci-fi and fantasy. In “The Sandman”, young Nathanael grows up terrified of a legendary figure who will steal his eyes if he’s caught out of bed at night – but it’s only when Nathanael has grown to adulthood, seemingly settled and happy, that the full, terrifying truth unfolds. A living doll, a series of doppelgangers, and the seeds of madness combine in this classic story of self-destruction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The Cremona Violin” also deals with obsession and thwarted desire, this time between an overbearing father and a musically talented daughter who may die of heart failure if she unleashes the full power of her extraordinary voice. Suppressed passion and possessive control prove a fatal mix in this powerful and claustrophobic story. “The Golden Pot”, meanwhile, is a novella-length tale which Hoffmann believed was his masterpiece. Disturbing, exciting and dream-like, it introduces us to the bumbling Anselmus, whose romantic tribulations are complicated by a witch’s curse and the fact that he’s in love with a girl who also happens to be a snake.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"E.T.A Hoffmann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57298870305146,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/6778\/8068\/files\/E8536BB6-64C4-4F81-84E7-7B771DA7CDA3.jpg?v=1790180372","url":"https:\/\/raremags.co.uk\/products\/the-sandman","provider":"Rare Mags","version":"1.0","type":"link"}