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Michael Kohlhaas & Other Tales of Faith, Guilt, and Retribution
- Author
- Heinrich von Kleist
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 3 October 2023
- Run Time
- 9 hours 4 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Classic fiction
What to expect
“The world might have blessed his memory had he not carried one virtue to too great an extreme. The feeling of justice made him a robber and a murderer.”— “Michael Kohlhaas” by Heinrich Von Kleist
Blackstone and Skyboat Media present Michael Kohlhaas & Other Tales of Faith, Guilt, and Retribution, an original compilation of the tales of Heinrich Von Kleist.
This compilation features the title novella Michael Kohlhaas, the tale of a man forced to crime in order to gain back the horses that were stolen from him; “The Earthquake in Chile,” a love story that takes place in the chaos of the 1647 Santiago earthquake; along with five other stories and a dramatized reading of selected scenes from The Prince of Homburg.
Full Contents:
Introduction by Stefan Rudnicki
Michael Kohlhaas: From an Old Chronicle
“St. Cecilia,” or, “The Power of Music: A Legend”
“The Beggarwoman of Locarno”
“The Foundling”
The Marquise of O
“The Earthquake in Chile”
“The Duel”
Scenes from The Prince of Homburg
Critics Review
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“This is a story I read with true piety; it carries me along waves of wonder.”
Franz Kafka on “Michael Kohlhaas”
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“Sometimes you find a brother, and you instantly know that you are no longer alone. I experienced this with Kleist.”
Werner Herzog, director
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Details
- Author
- Heinrich von Kleist
- Narrator
- Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir
- Duration
- 9 hours 4 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 October 2023
- ISBN
- 9798212546652
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Classic fiction
Synopsis
“The world might have blessed his memory had he not carried one virtue to too great an extreme. The feeling of justice made him a robber and a murderer.”— “Michael Kohlhaas” by Heinrich Von KleistBlackstone and Skyboat Media present Michael Kohlhaas & Other Tales of Faith, Guilt, and Retribution, an original compilation of the tales of Heinrich Von Kleist.This compilation features the title novella Michael Kohlhaas, the tale of a man forced to crime in order to gain back the horses that were stolen from him; “The Earthquake in Chile,” a love story that takes place in the chaos of the 1647 Santiago earthquake; along with five other stories and a dramatized reading of selected scenes from The Prince of Homburg.Full Contents:Introduction by Stefan RudnickiMichael Kohlhaas: From an Old Chronicle“St. Cecilia,” or, “The Power of Music: A Legend”“The Beggarwoman of Locarno”“The Foundling”The Marquise of O“The Earthquake in Chile”“The Duel”Scenes from The Prince of Homburg
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