by Theodor Storm · Insel · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783458362166
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«Der Schimmelreiter» is the short novel by Theodor Storm, published by Insel in paperback (143 pages, in German).
On the coast of North Frisia, Hauke Haien, an ambitious man, plans a new dike to improve the life of the village. His plans clash with the superstition of the villagers, who see in him and his white horse a spectral rider. The novel addresses progress, tradition, ambition, and man's struggle against nature.
Work originally written in 1888; this edition belongs to the Insel Taschenbuch collection, no. 4516.
For readers of German literary classics and students who want to read the work in its original language.
Hans Theodor Woldsen Storm, commonly known as Theodor Storm, was a German-Frisian writer and poet. He is considered to be one of the most important figures of German realism.
